FS/WTT Agilent 54820A + Probe & HP 8175A Logic and Waveform Generator  Toronto - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Ernest1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2020, 11:12:02 pm
content: Hi, I am selling a Agilent 54820A with 1160A probe for 400USD and a 8175A logic generator with Option 002 Arbitrary waveform generator.I am looking for a Mixed Signal 4 Channel Oscilloscope. 100 or 200 MHz is good enough speed for me.I am also looking for a Bench Multimeter and a Function Generator.Alternatively I am looking for a pace ads200, a preheating station for PCB work, a hot air station, or any Zephyrtronics equipment.Cant think of anything alse at the moment I might want, so if you have something let me know.

author: Xtremexp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2020, 02:22:41 am
content: Hi,I am interested. Can it be shipped to west coast Canada?

author: Ernest1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 09, 2020, 01:15:52 pm
content: Yes I can ship it there. Which one do you want?

author: johnrobjr
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 10, 2020, 08:49:14 pm
content: This scope is also for sale on Kijiji in Toronto. Initially, I was interested. But, the price has dropped from 600.00 to 500... and some things definitely do not add up. One thing... the Toronto post shows the Agilent probe has something tied around it, near the back of the tip end of the probe. (The 1160A probe is delicate... and, the coax often breaks.) I'll bet the probe is intermittent. And, you can't fix these (can't get the parts.) and a good (Agilent quality probe), with the 500 MHz bandwidth is going to set you back a couple of hundred dollars.Additionally, there is no way I believe this scope is working perfectly, and has no problems. Maybe... but, a Windows 98 based 20 year scope card, on top of a 20 year old Intel? motherboard, and 20 year old drive... well... ya most probably problems!Maybe the seller has to fess up as to what work has been done, what works, and what doesn't... and maybe the seller doesn't even know himself.Buying this scope would be a risk.The 8175A is a scrap dealer magnet, is very high in gravity, voluminous, and very low on usability. Definitely wouldn't get this, even for free, unless you need something to chock up the tires on your trailer, or tie up the dog to.If your thinking of trading a digital MSO for this stuff, just give it to the guy... you don't know what you've got.

author: Ernest1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2020, 04:29:29 am
content: Not sure why you are so pessimistic about my adds. Good eye thoyeah It was my add and Its sold now. The 8175A is also sold and I had like 3 people offer me 150 and someone offered me a dell optiplex 9020. You are right about the probe and about the intermittent thing but I got the probe for free and fixed the problem with some heat shrink and it worked fine for the whole time I used it, and actually I wasn't including the probe as part of the price but more like a bonus thing to sweeten the deal, I could of just kept it to myself. I also reinstalled the scope software and windows on a fresh hard disc and gave the recovery isos to the customer including floppy discs and a brand new sealed 120mb ls120 floppy disc. So if the customer wants to put a SSD in it or the hard drive goes bad in the future this will not be a problem. In fact they can even call me and I will do it for them honestly its pretty easy to do.Not sure why you would suspect there are problems with the scope when clearly I have pictures of the calibration and self test page. And if you thought there could be something wrong maybe you should of messaged me for a meeting and checked yourself since you know so much.And the reason Im selling it is because I didn't expect it to be so large when I bought it and also because I decided to wait until I have more money so I can buy the scope of my dreams.The reason I put the price lower was because I was worried no one would want it and I don't have the patience to wait half a year until someone decides to buy it because I need the money to buy other things that interest me.So there I "fessed up" hope your happy.Actually I know exactly what I have. Its a 500mhz 2gs/s scope that has a interface that's just as good and similar to my keysight, and if you want to buy a new scope with these specs your going to have to dish out a few grand.Also you have no respect for the engineers that poured their blood, sweat and tears into designing a state of the art machine 30 years ago by sayng that you would use it as a tire chock or dog post.