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Dr. David Kirkby

Tue, Jul 30, 2019 4:38 AM

On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 00:00, Miguel Yepes theamberco@hotmail.com wrote:

No idea what are you talking about my meter is branded Agilent and by the
looks of it is one of the lastest ones, I need to check the serial to know
for sure.

Correction.

The S/N indicates that the last engineering change was in 2005, which is 14
years ago. I have no idea if the design has changed since then, but others
may know.

Keysight was formed in 2014, which is 5 years ago. I would guess that as
late as 2016, things could still be badged Agilent. So it could be as as
little as 3 years old.

That puts it somewhere between 3 and 14 tears old.

If you put high definition photos of each board on a website, people on
here might be able to date it better.

Dave

Dr. David Kirkby,

On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 00:00, Miguel Yepes <theamberco@hotmail.com> wrote: > No idea what are you talking about my meter is branded Agilent and by the > looks of it is one of the lastest ones, I need to check the serial to know > for sure. Correction. The S/N indicates that the last engineering change was in 2005, which is 14 years ago. I have no idea if the design has changed since then, but others may know. Keysight was formed in 2014, which is 5 years ago. I would guess that as late as 2016, things could still be badged Agilent. So it could be as as little as 3 years old. That puts it somewhere between 3 and 14 tears old. If you put high definition photos of each board on a website, people on here might be able to date it better. Dave -- Dr. David Kirkby,

DD

Dr. David Kirkby

Tue, Jul 30, 2019 4:45 AM

On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 00:09, J. L. Trantham jltran@att.net wrote:

The 3458A is still supported by Keysight. You can get a Keysight
Calibration for $777.

If it passes Calibration, then you are eligible to purchase a Keysight
Repair Agreement for $216 per year. You can (or at least you could) buy up
to a 5 year agreement with a 5% (IIRC) discount. As opposed to a 'per
incident' repair of $3099. Or at least as listed at Keysight US Website.

That seems good value, given repairs can be expensive.

Is there any requirement for it to be sent for calibration each year during
that period?

If it has been in storage a couple of years I guess one should run it
continuously a while before sending for calibration. But how long?

Dave

Dr. David Kirkby,

On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 00:09, J. L. Trantham <jltran@att.net> wrote: > The 3458A is still supported by Keysight. You can get a Keysight > Calibration for $777. > > If it passes Calibration, then you are eligible to purchase a Keysight > Repair Agreement for $216 per year. You can (or at least you could) buy up > to a 5 year agreement with a 5% (IIRC) discount. As opposed to a 'per > incident' repair of $3099. Or at least as listed at Keysight US Website. That seems good value, given repairs can be expensive. Is there any requirement for it to be sent for calibration each year during that period? If it has been in storage a couple of years I guess one should run it continuously a while before sending for calibration. But how long? Dave -- Dr. David Kirkby,

JL

J. L. Trantham

Tue, Jul 30, 2019 12:28 PM

As long as it's under the Repair Agreement, you're covered. In order to get
the Repair Agreement, it must be able to be calibrated.

I've purchased 5 year Agreements so I send it in for calibration every 3 to
5 years.

Joe

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On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 00:09, J. L. Trantham jltran@att.net wrote:

The 3458A is still supported by Keysight. You can get a Keysight
Calibration for $777.

If it passes Calibration, then you are eligible to purchase a Keysight
Repair Agreement for $216 per year. You can (or at least you could) buy

up

to a 5 year agreement with a 5% (IIRC) discount. As opposed to a 'per
incident' repair of $3099. Or at least as listed at Keysight US Website.

That seems good value, given repairs can be expensive.

Is there any requirement for it to be sent for calibration each year during
that period?

If it has been in storage a couple of years I guess one should run it
continuously a while before sending for calibration. But how long?

Dave

Dr. David Kirkby,

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As long as it's under the Repair Agreement, you're covered. In order to get the Repair Agreement, it must be able to be calibrated. I've purchased 5 year Agreements so I send it in for calibration every 3 to 5 years. Joe -----Original Message----- From: volt-nuts [mailto:volt-nuts-bounces@lists.febo.com] On Behalf Of Dr. David Kirkby Sent: Monday, July 29, 2019 11:45 PM To: Discussion of precise voltage measurement Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] Just got an Agilent 3458A On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 00:09, J. L. Trantham <jltran@att.net> wrote: > The 3458A is still supported by Keysight. You can get a Keysight > Calibration for $777. > > If it passes Calibration, then you are eligible to purchase a Keysight > Repair Agreement for $216 per year. You can (or at least you could) buy up > to a 5 year agreement with a 5% (IIRC) discount. As opposed to a 'per > incident' repair of $3099. Or at least as listed at Keysight US Website. That seems good value, given repairs can be expensive. Is there any requirement for it to be sent for calibration each year during that period? If it has been in storage a couple of years I guess one should run it continuously a while before sending for calibration. But how long? Dave -- Dr. David Kirkby, _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.