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ALEXBSR @alexbsr · 2026-08-09 · 21:29 UTC

Calibration is priced by the work an instrument requires — bench time, test points, reference standards. It is not priced as a fraction of what the instrument is worth. That single fact reshapes what used test equipment is actually worth once it's tested across a price range.

At one accredited lab, calibrating a $475 Keithley multimeter runs about 12.6% of its sale price, and closer to 23% at retail rates. Calibrating a $78,500 20 GHz oscilloscope runs about 1.2%. Same service, wildly different weight on the sale price.

The counterpoint: large refurbishers like Keysight and Tektronix recalibrate everything on intake regardless of certificate status. For that channel a fresh certificate doesn't save the buyer a cost they'd pay anyway. What it does is narrow the risk that the unit turns out to be a repair job.

What that means for sellers, and why installed options and probe accessories often move price more than the calibration sticker, is in the full piece on used test equipment value.

https://www.buysellram.com/blog/what-is-used-test-equipment-actually-worth/

#TestEquipment #Calibration #ElectronicsTest #ITAD #Oscilloscope #Metrology #UsedElectronics #TestAndMeasurement #ElectronicsRecycling #SurplusEquipment #BenchInstruments #ITAssetDisposition #RFTest

#testequipment #calibration #electronicstest #itad #oscilloscope #metrology

patricos @[email protected] · 2026-01-12 · 20:36 UTC

I got my phone!

And will be posting my thoughts about it and /e/OS soon!

All i can say after setup is that this will radically change my phone use and habits! I will try to use this new device differently than stock android ones. Minimalistic will be the key here....maybe...

Good to know that secondhand market is live and well with these devices. Bought mine on ebay. Its a fairphone after all. If battery is busted change it!

#fairphone #eos #fairphone3 #usedelectronics #secondhand