Oh dear it looks like I was once a Marconi T&M equipment addict ! by Fraser - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2016, 07:05:14 pm
content: My sort out of my piles of test equipment and electronics continues.A lifetime accumulating such kit sure does take time and energy to sort throughI delved into some of my lab cupboards today and came across more Marconi test kit than i can ever remember buyingI knew I had three 2022 signal generators and a 20Ghz frequency counter, but there was a lot more than that languishing in the cupboard.I am using one of our spare bedrooms as a corral for the test kit so that I can continue to sort through what remains in my lab. As I have discovered, you need plenty of space when emptying cupboardsI attach pictures of the Marconi kit I collected together today. There may even be more hiding somewhere.Fraser

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2016, 07:06:46 pm
content: More pics

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2016, 07:36:41 pm
content: The next pile that I have collected together is all Rohde & Schwarz test equipment...... that must have been my R&S addiction period thenThen there are the piles of new and boxed ISO-Tech meters and test kit..... I never had an ISO-Tech addiction.... I just seem to have accumulated a lot of that brand of kit over time. Not bad multimeters I must say.Then there is the pile of FLUKE test kit to sort through...... keep or sell, that is the question I have to keep asking myself as I work through the piles.I used to actively search for Advantest test equipment as I like their kit and use it regularly. I know exactly what Advantest kit I have so no surprises awaiting me there. I bought a new in the box Advantest Pen plotter today... so that is another bit of their kit for my collectionI had not realised just what a test equipment addict I have been and how much I have accumulated over the years. It is a real eye opener.Fraser

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 05:24:33 am
content: By 'cupboard' you mean warehouse?I suppose the next question is, do they all have manuals including service manuals?(It's just an idle curiosity question, since I have no money atm. Assuming your intention is to cull by selling.)Looking forward to more pics of your T&M addiction. I try to combat mine by keeping the gear visible in racks (mostly.)It's not really effective.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 09:19:34 am
content: I have the user manuals for the 2022 units but no idea about the rest. I know I downloaded some Marconi user and service manuals as thankfully they are more available than Advantest and Anritsu manuals.As to the equipments future ? That is undecided. I am corralling the kit together in order to make a decision on what I need and what can go to new homes.Fraser

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 11:16:59 am
content: Seek professional help, or ebay

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 11:21:57 am
content: eBay is the root cause of my addictionI am hoping that selling some of my excess kit and seeing my poorly bank balance increase to a more healthy level will prove cathartic to my feeling of 'loss' when I sell 'an old friend'Fraser

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 11:28:19 am
content: Fraser, it looks like it's your lucky dayhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/fs%28uk%29-large-collection-of-electronic-test-equipment/msg941858/?topicseen#msg941858

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 11:41:12 am
content: Oh no, not more temptation !But seriously, it has got to the point where I did not know what test kit I have hiding in the lab and various other storage locations, The amount of kit in the lab has actually been getting in my way so I could not easily access cupboards or work in there. That is just plain crazy so the time has come to sort through it all. Now that I am retired, I have the time, but boy does it eat up your day doing this sort of tidying and sorting.I will be placing kit on eBay so that it finds its market value as I have no idea what some of it is worth. Then I will have the fun (not) job of packing and dispatching.Adding up just my expenditure on thermal cameras damn near gave me a heart attack so heaven knows how much I have poured into test equipment over the years.Forget Alcoholics Anonymous, I need eBay addicts anonymousFraser

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 11:45:15 am
content: Quote from: Fraser on May 15, 2016, 07:05:14 pmGood grief, you may be the very reason I couldn't find a sig gen at a decent price

author: wkb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2016, 07:03:04 pm
content: Quote from: Fraser on May 16, 2016, 11:41:12 am<stamp>You are now anOfficially Accredited Marconi T&M Hoarder