On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:25:26 -0700, Wes Stewart
wrote:
On 11 Apr 2005 11:52:53 -0700, "K7ITM" wrote:
Richard Clark wrote:

I've calibrated these too (Boonton, I think, also built them, but as
Boonton was acquired by HP, it isn't a remarkable difference).

Errrk?? From Boonton's web site:
"In July 2000 we became a member of a larger family as we were acquired
by Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (doing business as Noise Com). Being a
wholly owned subsidiary of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. has enabled us
to further our product development and customer service initiatives."

See http://www.boonton.com/2002/about-history.html

They left out part of their history.

H-P *did* acquire Boonton at one time. I have both a black crackle
Boonton 250 RX meter and an H-P gray HP 250 RX meter out in my storage
building.

Another rec.crafts.metalworking crosspost kibbitz: Double check
that - they could have been owned for a while, but it's far more
likely H-P ordered some made by Boonton in gray cases with the H-P
name on them. Far cheaper than H-P duplicating them from scratch, and
doing a total redesign so they don't infringe on any patents.

Happens all the time - for one example, Sears doesn't build power or
hand tools themselves, but they have the OEM suppliers put their name
on tons of them. Sometimes they're customer specific designs, others
are only 'badge engineered' from an existing design and change the
plastic feedstock color in the case molding machine.

In the past I've saved an average 20% by going to the OEM (like
Skil-Bosch) for parts when you can identify them, rather than the
Sears Parts Center.

-- Bruce --

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