I have a working Arium ML4100 (no pods) for trade or best offer. Will include a good photocopy of the manual. Anyone want one? You will need a pod or two to make it useful...it doesn't use Fluke pods either... John :-#)#
Ouch! Dear Kevin, Thank you for the opportunity to quote on your reconditioned test equipment purchase requirement. Per your specifications, ValueTronics is pleased to bid on the following: Fluke/9100A Digital Test System $1500. Fluke/9100A-003 Parallel I/O Module $1850. Fluke/9100A-004 Programmer's Station $3500.
Wow, that makes my butthole sore clear over here. Either they never heard of ebay, or they think you never have... Whatever, tell 'em to get off the pipe. Greg Kev wrote:
Ouch!
Dear Kevin,
Thank you for the opportunity to quote on your reconditioned test equipment purchase requirement. Per your specifications, ValueTronics is pleased to bid on the following:
Fluke/9100A Digital Test System $1500. Fluke/9100A-003 Parallel I/O Module $1850. Fluke/9100A-004 Programmer's Station $3500.
Okay, we've all got ICs all over the place. How do you store/catergorize & organize your ICs? I prefer to keep mine in tubes but then I've got 100s of tubes. I use some of the small drawers for smaller quantities & smaller chips but once I set up a label for each drawer I find a need to change things (additons). I've seen one tech work bench where he took the Wico catalog & lableled everything with drawer numbers. Handy but not intuiative. Thanks, Kev
Kev wrote:
Okay, we've all got ICs all over the place. How do you store/catergorize & organize your ICs?
I prefer to keep mine in tubes but then I've got 100s of tubes.
I use some of the small drawers for smaller quantities & smaller chips but once I set up a label for each drawer I find a need to change things (additons).
I've seen one tech work bench where he took the Wico catalog & lableled everything with drawer numbers. Handy but not intuiative.
Simply number drawers from 1-100 (or whatever). Then take a recipe card box, and some 3x5 index cards. On each card, write a part number (74LS00) and a drawer number (13 - or maybe 13C, if subdivided). That way, you can move things around easy, combine 7400's with some MPS-A13's (anything in not the same package for easy visual identification), and maximize your storage space. The cards are sorted in the box by whatever method you'd like (we'd do a section of transistors, section of IC's, section of diodes, with each one being alphabetically sorted) I guess the data could be on a PC too, but I don't want to have to boot up my machine by the bench just to find a part. We'd write other information on each card, as in the last price we paid for something from Mouser/Digikey/MCM/etc, and any other useful information (ECG cross reference...) When I worked in service, we found this was the absolute best method of storing transistors and IC's. For resistors, caps and zeners we went ahead and filed them in drawers marked with value ranges. Just my 2c.
Okay, we've all got ICs all over the place. How do you store/catergorize & organize your ICs?
I use tube handlers from Brick (www.brick.com). They are on the expensive side, but I don't have to worry about ESD and they are the perfect size. I've got five of the big ones going right now, with at least 200 different part numbers. For misc. parts I use the plastic drawer type like everyone else does. I do differ a bit on my inventory tracking. I've got a database (Access) going that tracks all of the locations of the parts (by bins or drawer #), the in-stock quantity, the threshold at which I reorder, the description of the part, the more common cross- references, the quantity to reorder, the supplier, the suppliers part number and the cost. All of the reordering is done in an automated report that I print every so often. It's a great way to see how much money I have tied up in obsolete parts that John is going to make even more obsolete :-) Alex ---- http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley@elektronforge.com
We use milk crates in a similar fashion. Bricks have more weight and might hold the load better... I don't think my replacement parts are going to be that cheap....more they are to help the tech fix boards in a more cost effective and less invasive fashion. Plus I don't want to design a whole raft of replacement MPUs, would rather make a few that cover many situations. Our 6502/6800/6802/6808 RAM/ROM board is one example. John :-#)# At 09:06 PM 12/07/2002 -0400, Alex Yeckley wrote:
Okay, we've all got ICs all over the place. How do you store/catergorize & organize your ICs?
I use tube handlers from Brick (www.brick.com). They are on the expensive side, but I don't have to worry about ESD and they are the perfect size. I've got five of the big ones going right now, with at least 200 different part numbers. For misc. parts I use the plastic drawer type like everyone else does.
I do differ a bit on my inventory tracking. I've got a database (Access) going that tracks all of the locations of the parts (by bins or drawer #), the in-stock quantity, the threshold at which I reorder, the description of the part, the more common cross- references, the quantity to reorder, the supplier, the suppliers part number and the cost. All of the reordering is done in an automated report that I print every so often. It's a great way to see how much money I have tied up in obsolete parts that John is going to make even more obsolete :-)
Alex ---- http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley@elektronforge.com
Hi Guys, I recently picked up an HP1650B, and as a result I'm looking to unload my HP1610 and HP1615 (with pods for both). If anyone wants them for free, drop by and pick them up. I can ship one or both as long as you pick up the shipping tab and a little extra for the time and materials required to pack them. I could even pallet them if you arrange for pickup. If nobody wants them, I'll probably just eBay the pods and throw the base units in the dumpster. On that note, does anyone else here use the 1650A or B? Alex ---- http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley@elektronforge.com
We used to use it in the early '90s. At least you got the 'B'. Still have one somewhere... ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Yeckley <ayeckley@elektronforge.com> To: <TechToolsList@flippers.com> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 8:14 AM Subject: Logic Analyzer(s) available
Hi Guys,
I recently picked up an HP1650B, and as a result I'm looking to unload my HP1610 and HP1615 (with pods for both). If anyone wants them for free, drop by and pick them up. I can ship one or both as long as you pick up the shipping tab and a little extra for the time and materials required to pack them. I could even pallet them if you arrange for pickup. If nobody wants them, I'll probably just eBay the pods and throw the base units in the dumpster.
On that note, does anyone else here use the 1650A or B?
Alex ---- http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley@elektronforge.com
I use tube handlers from Brick (www.brick.com).
Oops! I meant: http://www.brickcontainer.com/ Brick.com really just has bricks... Alex ---- http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley@elektronforge.com
Ouch! Fluke/9100A Digital Test System $1500. Fluke/9100A-003 Parallel I/O Module $1850. Fluke/9100A-004 Programmer's Station $3500.
Well, it could be worse. Are they providing any kind of warranty? If so, I'll bet they have the utility software that we've all been looking for. [Thinking aloud] If they can "recondition" their 9100s, then maybe they can "recondition" some of the dead drives that are floating around out here at a somewhat lower price. Alex ---- http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley@elektronforge.com
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