On 6 Jul 2014 07:12, "John Phillips" <john.philli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > They do really offer that service as long as you send them a complete > meter... No missing parts. Well they will take a few missing screws and > such.
There is also the possibility someone has tried repairing it, but done so badly. I assume that there has been some design changes over the years, so not all boards are identical. Agilent would probably decline to fix a unit made from parts from a mixture of revisions. Buying one and hoping to get it repaired for a fixed fee seems a bit risky to me. Dave My experience with them is they charge the same no mater what need to > be fixed. Not sure what the price is, there prices are country dependent. I > thought it was a little more than $2200 last I checked. > > > On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Randy Evans <randyevans2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I am in the market for a used HP-3458A and, in researching past messages, I > > came across an interesting question: > > > > *Chris Erickson* ericksonc2 at comcast.net > > <volt-nuts% > > 40febo.com?Subject=Re%3A%20%5Bvolt-nuts%5D%203458A%20questions&In-Reply-To=%3C001b01cc7960%24a15d2840%24e41778c0%24%40net%3E > > > > > *Thu Sep 22 19:48:41 UTC 2011* > > > > If Agilent will fix everything, bring it up to specs, and calibrate it no > > > > matter what's wrong with it for $2200, then why would I spend $5000-6000 or > > > > more for one that is in good shape - even if calibrated? Just grab the > > first > > > > bargain that comes along for $1500-3000, send it straight to Agilent and be > > > > money ahead. Seems the better course of action to me if that price is > > > > accurate - do they really offer this service? > > > > > > > > > > I could not find an answer to this question but it does beg the question. > > Does nayone have an answer as to why not buy the cheapest unit and send it > > in for repair? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Randy Evans > > _______________________________________________ > > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > -- > John Phillips > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.