I mentioned this before on the list. An in-law worked at Tektronix
and apparently at the time, they did "shake and bake" tests in a big
environment box to see what would fail and when. The oscilloscopes
that survived or were repaired could be bought by the employees at a
discount. That policy was stopped when someone got greedy and too
many units started showing up on the gray market. Tektronix scrapped
the destructive test units after that.
That is how I ended up with a 2246 and 2247A.
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:12:08 +1100, Don Black
<donald_black@...> wrote:
I remember a similar thread some time ago where one of the members who
had worked at Tektronix recalled the testing of new exotic equipment. He
mentioned the weeping and wailing (probably teeth being gnashed too)
when some mega bucks piece failed and an $8,000 CTR was reduced to
shards of glass laying in the bottom. I guess it's much more common now,
particularly in the auto industry where every model has to be crash
tested. Formula 1 cars also now have to be crash tested and the benefits
are very plain to see. Crashes into barriers at 150 MPH that once would
have been fatal usually now result in the drivers walking away. Indeed,
it's no longer permitted but divers would often sprint back to the pits
and get into the spare car to continue the race.
Don Black.
David Hess