On 24 May 2018 at 21:41, Dr. David Kirkby <drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote:
> Last year I went down to Keysight for a course, and got a tour of their > cal labs. I spoke to the person showing us around about the 3457A battery. > He said if the battery was less than £35 or so, it could be replaced free > of charge when the instrument was calibrated. > > So despite my 3457A's battery must be on its last legs, I decided not to > bother replacing it, as I thought Keysight would do it free. > After the initial quote of £289.35 (GBP) from Keysight to replace the battery, Keysight have now agreed to do it for £99. That's a lot more than free, but at least it's a significant reduction from the original price given. I had worked out that had I paid Keysight £289.35 to get the battery replaced, plus another £140 for the calibration, the total was more than 60% of the cost of a brand new Keysight 34460A 6.5 digit meter. I must admit, I have not done a detailed comparison between the 3457A, 34460A and the more expensive 34461A 6.5 digit multimeters, but I have decided to begrudgingly accept the £99 charge for the 3457A battery replacement. Dave _______________________________________________ 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.
