25-01-2014, 09:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 25-01-2014, 09:58 AM by camallison.)
To bring this thread to a close ....... I have had my hands on this scope for some time in the college and I am quite happy that it is in perfect working order. We have used it to signal trace on Arduino and Raspberry Pi modules (to a degree) and so I know how to drive it.
We are still negotiating over price, but it seems I will be able to get it at a price not too far off David's (Yorkie) Hameg price. The college have just been "gifted" a massive suite of test equipment by a major company, and so are divesting themselves of all the old stuff. To be perfectly honest, the new stuff is pure overkill, except for the most advanced of curricula. If I can get hold of a list of the remaining stuff that is up for grabs, I will post a list. The brokers have already been in and made sealed offers. We (staff and volunteers) are being given the opportunity of topping the best offer for any piece once bids are opened. I got my name on the Iwatsu first and so (by their rules) nobody else in the faculty can bid.
Colin
PS - thank you all for the observations - certainly helped make the decision.
We are still negotiating over price, but it seems I will be able to get it at a price not too far off David's (Yorkie) Hameg price. The college have just been "gifted" a massive suite of test equipment by a major company, and so are divesting themselves of all the old stuff. To be perfectly honest, the new stuff is pure overkill, except for the most advanced of curricula. If I can get hold of a list of the remaining stuff that is up for grabs, I will post a list. The brokers have already been in and made sealed offers. We (staff and volunteers) are being given the opportunity of topping the best offer for any piece once bids are opened. I got my name on the Iwatsu first and so (by their rules) nobody else in the faculty can bid.
Colin
PS - thank you all for the observations - certainly helped make the decision.
