Chuck, A word of caution from someone who has learned from his past experiences. When researching this type of equipment make sure you ask a few specific questions: 1) Where is the equipment manufactured? 2) Who designed the equipment? 3) Who wrote the software? 4) Who owns the software? 5) Where is the repair facility? 6) Do they conduct 100% of the repairs or only certain aspects? 7) Where is the calibration facility? 8) Can they perform 100% of the calibrations or only certain portions? 9) Can one of your local repair/calibration facilities do some of the work? 10) Is there a guaranteed turn around time for repair/calibration? 11) If the repair/calibration takes longer, is a demo unit available to use until my equipment is returned?
I had one of the below mentioned manufacturers keep my equipment for over a year and did not give me a comparable unit to use in the mean time. Another promised a six-month lead-time; eight to nine months later they still would not give me a firm date for delivery. If the repair/calibration facility is far away, the risk of shipping damage is greatly increased. I try to use local calibration/repair facilities whenever possible; quicker response time, personalized service, less half-truths, etc... I personally would recommend Keytek equipment. As a manufacturer Keytek is responsive, understanding, responsible, etc, highly reputable. This response in no way represents my employers' feelings, just my personal 10 cents worth. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: WOODS, RICHARD [mailto:wo...@sensormatic.com] Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 11:50 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Immunity test sys And Schaffner ---------- From: b...@namg.us.anritsu.com [SMTP:b...@namg.us.anritsu.com] Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 12:24 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: re: Immunity test sys Try Keytek (www.keytek.com). ------------- Original Text From: <chuck_p_olb...@waters.com>, on 7/8/99 5:36 AM: Hi All: Might anyone know of a company that sells Turn Key immunity test systems. That would be with software, instrumnets, installation and instructions. We're looking to test to the requirements of IEC 1000-4-3 & 6. Thank you and have a nice day Chuck Waters Corp. --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
