>Clyde Smith-Stubbs <clyde@hitech.com.au> wrote:
>
>> I got the logic analyzer from ProBoard today. This is the $199 24
>> channel device discussed here in the Piclist before.
>> ....
>> Overall I'd say that it's good value for money, and if, like me, you
>> have occasional use for logic analyzer but can't justify spending
>> $000's on one, this would be a good buy.
>
>Clyde:
>
>Good info... Maybe I'll pick one up.
>
>By the way, I notice that no one's mentioned another really good
>source for high-ticket test equipment:  Electronics swap meets.
>
>There's one in TRW's parking lot in Los Angeles, for instance, where
>all sorts of equipment can be had VERY cheaply.  For instance, there
>was an Arium ML-4100C logic analyzer just like my old one ($8000 new)
>for $150 INCLUDING a couple of $900-retail pods.
>
>Most of the stuff at these swap meets is sold as-is, but there are a
>lot of vendors who run their operations as real businesses and will
>take returns if the equipment doesn't work.  At TRW, there are
>usually a few people with generators set up so that you can actually
>plug the equipment in and test it before you buy.
>
>If you don't know of any local swap meets in your area, find a
>ham-radio operator and ask him (I know, I know... Those guys ARE a
>little weird, but if you're lucky, you won't have to talk to them for
>very long).
>
>-Andy
>
>Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com
>Fast Forward Engineering, Vista, California
>http://www.geopages.com/SiliconValley/2499
>
>They are weird, but they can also read capacitor codes; be nice to them,
they're a dying breed :(