Abused Test Equipment - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:03:14 pm
content: More from our friends in Israel, surplustechmart on ebay:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FLUKE-1912A-Multi-Counter-/121018488766

author: M. András
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:05:32 pm
content: i dont get their idea of threating things then putting ir up for sale for a high price

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:06:21 pm
content: They want$80 for that!?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:09:33 pm
content: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HP-6236B-TRIPLE-OUTPUT-POWER-SUPPLY-0-6V-0-2-5A-/180784156392

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:11:49 pm
content: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FRONT-PANEL-FOR-AGILENT-HP-8593E-SPECTRUM-ANALYZER-9kHz-22GHz-/121052896628

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:12:07 pm
content: What the hell do they do to test equipment over there? Chuck it at each other as a game?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:14:47 pm
content: Still trying to flog this:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FLUKE-27-FM-MULTIMETER-27-/120663477839

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:15:56 pm
content: Quality Keithley gear:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LOTS-OF-3-KEITHLEY-175-AUTORANGING-MULTIMETER-for-part-/120695552314

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:18:01 pm
content: Comes with free tape:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Anritsu-Model-MD-6420A-Data-Transmission-Analyzer-/120532657742

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:18:28 pm
content: It looks as if they pick up the left overs from practice demolition/bombing runs on labs...

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:21:33 pm
content: You should stop now, Dave! This is getting to be like one of those SPCA "sad puppy" advertisements!

author: tinhead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:31:38 pm
content: surplustechmart is one of my fav. shops, they have always something interessting, lot of however somehow "mechanical damaged" but easy to fix (for hobby use).Their pricing is however "random", you can score good things for almost nothing and real crap for a fortune.

author: krivx
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:32:45 pm
content: I bought a E3615A from them that was listed as only outputting zero volts - it turned up working just fine. It did have a couple of chips in the plastic case but for 10% of retail price I'm not complaining.

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 01:35:51 pm
content: I've bought some decent stuff from them before, including a VNA, but that collection looks very poor.I just hope the pile of auction goodies I collect tomorrow is in better condition.

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 02:40:10 pm
content: Well, they also sell some undamaged equipment.http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/surplustechmart/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 05:40:10 pm
content: Some of the equipment has had a little less abuse, I would think that it is ex military, looks like its been in a war.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEKTRONIX-466-100MHz-Two-Channel-Storage-Oscilloscope/181133953493?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D7795790469643272610%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D181133953493%26I was looking at this tek scope, not sure that its worth the postage though.

author: don.r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 05:46:53 pm
content: Scopes and power supplies should always be purchased locally, especially the older stuff, due to heavy postage. If it was a 468B it might have been worth it for their insane resale value. Not hating Tek scopes btw as I personally have 2 older Tek scopes and love them dearly. I guess it never hurts to ask, however.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 05:52:03 pm
content: I think they are running behind the bulldozer and collecting whatever did not get totally flattened.....

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 05:59:06 pm
content: This one has been for sale for a while now ... not sure whyhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/321108655019

author: don.r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 06:12:01 pm
content: LOL! $25 AND they have had 3 offers!Just get rid of it already. Probably worth it for the knobs/switches to someone restoring a similar scope.

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 06:20:29 pm
content: I wish there were no wars.

author: eevblogfan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 07:26:59 pm
content: hey Daveyup that seller is little bitwell there been one week since I began to work for the cal lab . I am astound from the IQ floating there ( the customers , not employees)they send me little palm sized Uni-T for calibration , WTF ? , that Uni-t cost few dolars , the calibration cost 3X more the meter himself !!!Just today I've checked some 1.5KW Lambda supplies , they all didn't pass , one of them gave me -7V while the set voltage was 2V ! ( always turn your kikusui E-load off when enabling the PS output ! , you might stumble around supply who gives you negative voltage, and then poof your E-load 0_0 )Dave - theres nothing to the country , the thing who gets me crazy is the stupide educational system , there are "EE" degrees everywhere ! , but they are so dumbtoday I actually hosted some guy how to use the scopehe freaking marked on the kobes the static position for the particular use (analogue scope of course ), he has degree but can't use scope ? 0_0 WTFFF ?BTW , today I calibrated HP3458 , with the fluke 5700 , I set the thing to 10V . the 3458 says " 10.0000142V - that's 1.42ppm out , there was also keithley 2001 , I set it to 7.5Digt and he also showed 10.000014V ( aint it amazing ? ) so I told my boss that he ought to che?k that out , he must calibrate the fluke 5700 ASAP . NIST traceable of course ,he might sell me that keithley for around 250$ ( yes I didn't forgotten one zero or so)he think thats old meter and so on ><"who cares ! that's good meter ! , it'll be my reference for my lab ! ( I'll use it as 6.5Digit absolute value )I really coursed out of topic there , sorryI guess I wanted to say that you perhaps right , I know too many abusers over here , and very small community who really know what's T&M's value

author: nukie
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 11:00:13 pm
content: I bought a few hp powersupply from them all works fine. Some of the stock has liquid/flood damage just ask for more pics they are great photographers.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 11:11:22 pm
content: I have bought a couple of very specialised parts from this supplier but then they were at the right price and condition was good. From the listings that I have seen the equipment appears to have had the standard 'Government scrap' policy applied to it....for those who do not know of such a policy...."anything that may assist the enemies of your Government must be put beyond use before disposal". I even have to concern myself in some troubled parts of the world with correct disposal of IT kit that could be harvested for IED manufactureI don't intend helping a terrorist any time soon. In Israel the same concerns are present but I will not get political hereStandard destruction tools include a club hammer, crow bar and chisel ! The items sold by this Israeli seller have all the hallmarks of being given attention with such tools. They are likely sold off as trashed scrap metal for pennies (Cents) per kg.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 11:31:02 pm
content: Still this seller is asking too much money. I tried to make a reasonable offer a few times but the answer was no. Not even a counter offer. I doubt this is decommisioned equipment. My guess would be it got dumped in a container and Surplustechmark is just dumpsterdiving. A few bangs with a hammer won't cut it to destroy something beyond use.You need to shred it. Watch some Crapple products:

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2013, 10:53:24 am
content: Has anyone else noticed this?100% of the final sale price will support MJSSC, A 501(c)3 Nonprofit CorpIt's on pretty much every listing I checked. Not everything, but most things.I doubt it's anything suspicious as it's been that way since I first saw their stuff on ebay. They have plenty of decent feedback as well (including those in this thread).

author: AlphZeta
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2013, 04:25:34 pm
content: Quote from: kfitch42 on May 20, 2013, 05:59:06 pmYep, I see this one all the time as well. But if the price is right I might just get it for the knobs.... but not at the price listed.

author: LaurenceW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2013, 09:53:00 pm
content: That'll buff out, surely?

author: senso
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2013, 10:36:41 pm
content: What knobs?Almost all of them are broken!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 04:25:23 pm
content: The one BNC seems to almost have survived, along with one knob.

author: larry42
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 04:58:12 pm
content: Is there any way to block sellers from turning up on Ebay searches? I'm tired of seeing this seller's carp - once is amusing, but it gets annoying to see this junk on every other search.

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 06:23:48 pm
content: Quote from: larry42 on May 22, 2013, 04:58:12 pmAnd I would love to block those sellers who specialize in manuals... sure there are cases where I might want to search for a manual ( I have even bought one before), but if I am looking for a good deal I don't want to scroll through 2000 pages of manuals to find a real piece of equipment.

author: fpliuzzi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 06:32:42 pm
content: Quote from: larry42 on May 22, 2013, 04:58:12 pmThis following ebay page describes how you can exclude a particular seller from your search results...www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Block-a-Seller-apos-s-Listings/10000000006694277/g.htmlRegards,Frank

author: grumpydoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 06:36:02 pm
content: QuotePossibly too many of those to block but you can use - in front of a search term so "widget -manual" can filter out the majority.

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 06:37:49 pm
content: Doh, I use the "-" notation on google regularly, not sure why it didn't occur to me to try it on EPay.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 08:08:55 pm
content: Combine their high prices and poor conditions with international shipping.At least they have some variety...

author: somlioy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 08:40:16 pm
content: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-of-12-Fluke-373-True-RMS-Clamp-Meter-Electrical-Test-Volt-Amp-/261218823139?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd1daebe3http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-of-10-Fluke-374-and-376-True-RMS-Clamp-Meter-Electrical-Test-Volt-Amp-/261218823049?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd1daeb89Why!?

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 08:45:19 pm
content: Once again....to put beyond use. Many owners of equipment do not wish their scrap to find its way back into use, possibly due to safety issues but more likely due to the companies internal disposal regulations. They own the kit so they can destroy or deface it before binning it. No techie like to do it but this is not at all uncommon.

author: larry42
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 11:11:49 pm
content: Quote from: fpliuzzi on May 22, 2013, 06:32:42 pmThat's great, thanks - I'd searched for this a year or two back and never found the function. Block list, here I come...