(AU)  free Tek 7000 series CRO - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: poida_pie
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2013, 02:18:00 am
content: not working or maybe not known how to work it.not mine, just saw it on gumtreehttp://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/south-turramurra/other-electronics-computers/free-oscilloscope/1029679984maybe someone here wants it?

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2013, 04:53:21 pm
content: I want that so bad, but I am in the US

author: PaulAm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2013, 05:26:37 pm
content: Scour Craigslist. I picked up a 7603 that needs repair for $10.They don't show up often, but you have to watch and be quick. They're out there.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2013, 02:10:28 am
content: Quote from: echen1024 on October 16, 2013, 04:53:21 pmAnd I'm on the other side of Australia---nearly as bad!Anyone in the area would be crazy not to grab it--even if the mainframe ism't fixable,the plugins are probably OK.

author: DylanM
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 02:21:24 am
content: Unfortunately it's not free any more. Apparently he had much more interest than expected and so he decided to put it on eBay.Here's the link:http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321231176505

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2013, 03:48:08 am
content: Greedy bastard!

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2013, 08:14:53 am
content: So he got $67 for it.Not a bad price actually, considering it includes three plugins. Though not particularly good ones.My snipe of $53 didn't even get a mention. Would have bid higher except I've overspent lately, and am broke.I still don't have any storage tube 7000 series scope, and wish I did. I bought a rackmount 7633 a few years ago, but that was the saddest story of incompetent packing by a USA seller ever. He put it in a large box, with absolutely no padding of any kind. Just loose in the box. To ship to Australia. What an arsehole. Or perhaps severely retarded, I don't know.Of course it was severely damaged.Some day when my aluminium TIG welding skills are improved enough, I may make an attempt at restoring it. A lot of the metalwork needs reconstruction.

author: DylanM
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2013, 03:02:07 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on October 26, 2013, 08:14:53 amI was watching the end of that auction out of interest, and was amazed when it jumped from $10 to $67 in the last 30 seconds or so. The interest in these scopes must be quite high, especially since this one was pickup only and still got so many bids.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2013, 03:37:40 am
content: Quote from: DylanM on October 27, 2013, 03:02:07 amYou're not from around here, are you?Australia - definitely not the lucky country when it comes to test gear of any kind.Also, plenty of not very bright people. I'm amazed people still dick around with bidding long before end of auction.

author: DylanM
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 27, 2013, 04:35:15 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on October 27, 2013, 03:37:40 amActually I'm from CanberraI guess what I was trying to say is I was surprised by the number of people who bidded because all of them must have been local to one particular area, and I wasn't aware that the demand for test equipment was so high here. I just assumed that the demand was low along with the low availability.On a related note, I managed to buy a Tek 2225 this weekend for $75 shipped, which is very rare for Australia. It was from eBay but the purchase wasn't exactly conventional..