I don't believe anybody is speaking to perceived value as much as
historical market cost at various times over the years. I paid $200
for my 5370B last year and it's in superb condition and well inside
factory specs. There is no way I'd sell it though.
My guess is Bob C and most of us perceive the
value to be much greater, never mind the actual cost.
-Bob
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Rex <[email protected]> wrote:
Why worry, Just get Bob C to sell you one of his several $200
5370A/B's for a reasonable $100 profit (plus shipping) and you'll
beat anything I've seen on eBay in the last year. Everyone should be
happy. Bob can can take the profit then (soon) easily get another to
replace it at his perceived value.
OK... you have piqued my interest. Who is Bob C (is it Bob Camp?) and how
can I contact him for one of those $200 HP 5370 counters? I'd much rather
spend $200-$300 on a unit that has a high probability of working than $700
on a "powers up, unable to test" unit from the 'Bay.
Hope he has at least one to sell.
As to whether I would rather have a dedicated purpose counter-timer strictly
for these measurements... I can live with a used/surplus unit that I can get
my hands on now (or in a short time) and wait until the designers in the
group can design and make a project that we can buy (whether it be kit or
preassembled) and put to good use.
I understand the issues of platform, connectivity, value, servicability,
parts availability, etc., but any project, whether it be a commercial
product or a dedicated, special purpose product, is going to be confronted
with the same issues. I've subscribed to the S.E.D. group when they have
tried to design and build test instruments (a capacitor ESR meter, for one)
that never got off the launchpad because of their inability to come to
consensus on a set of features. I had to conclude that too many cooks
spoiled the broth. Everyone that had input to the project was unwilling to
yield on anyone else's ideas. Hopefully, our project won't degrade into
another such fiasco.
I would jump at a chance to be a small part in this project, and would do
whatever I could (my limited engineering knowledge noted) to help it get
realized.
My $0.02 USD worth...
Thanks,
David
dgminala at mediacombb dot net
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