On 12/14/2011 11:38 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > On 12/14/2011 11:29 AM, Dave wrote: > >>> Why, that's just a few years younger'n my dinosaur! ;-) >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> If you can afford the cash, the newer portable portable digital scopes >> are really nice. Fluke makes a nice one that I used to chase down some >> encoder problems on an SSI installation last summer (I borrowed the >> scope). As it turned out, Heidenhain encoders do not like to be >> miswired such that the 24 volt power source is connected to the SSI data >> lines! 8-O I corrected the wiring, but the encoders were already >> damaged (and unrepairable). We got new encoders (over $1K each), >> installed them on the machine, I left, the electricians found a >> discrepancy in the wiring, and "corrected" the encoder wiring - blowing >> out a second set of encoders! Heidenhain was happy to supply a 3rd >> set of encoders for an additional $2K. >> It was nice to be able to easily carry the scope around the machine >> (which was very large). I think the one I was using was in the $3000 >> range. But I have seen them on Ebay go for about $1500 used. The >> company was making aerospace assembly machines so >> $3K is chump change for them. That scope is really nice for field >> service work. >> >> If you have the space and can take the work to the scope, a used Tek >> scope sounds like a good option. >> >> Dave >> >> > Heck, you don't have to spend any where near that amount to get a Tek > portable scope. Check out the Bay of E auction # 360417962464. > > Mark > > > That isn't truly portable for field service work.... I guess I should have not have simply used the word "portable" ...
This is what I was talking about - they are really nice. But they should be for the $. Ebay item # 300609185263 This is what Gene needs when working on top of a ladder. :-) I was using it standing on the top of a lathe bed probing into a box which was mounted on top of the tailstock. The box was about 7 feet off the ground. This was a very big lathe. I didn't know the Tek 336 was that small. I will have to look into that one. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Computing - Latest Buzzword or a Glimpse of the Future? This paper surveys cloud computing today: What are the benefits? Why are businesses embracing it? What are its payoffs and pitfalls? http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51425149/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
