Woofer Tester 2

[thunk303]

Has anybody used the new 'Woofer Tester 2' USB kit and willing to offer any feedback for or against.

Woofer Tester 2

I'm really after something to get me started testing components with, that will still come in 'handy' later.

This seems like equipment I can afford and understand and I haven't found anything like it in oz.

With the Ozi dollar as is it seems like a reasonable price, or am I missing the point?

Cheers
Dean

[tvrgeek]

I run the original WT-2 with current software direct from Smith and Larson.
About the best tool I ever bought. Just don't get the stolen Chinese version.

[smokinghot]

Originally Posted by tvrgeek

Just don't get the stolen Chinese version.

Any technical reason for this, or is it just personal bias...?

[tvrgeek]

Honesty. S&L developed a fine tool, sell it very inexpensively, and provide good support. I have a personal bias against someone copying it and screwing them. One should reward an honest business or they will go away and we won't have tools like this.

[smokinghot]

cool... I can respect that.

Just thought if there were technical reasons, it would useful to list them here.

[richie00boy]

Well you have no guarantee the chinese version works accurately or uses good grade parts.

[planet10]

As annoying as the cheap chinese knock off thing is the use of the same name with a highe rnumber to make the uninformed thing it is an upgrade over the original. Not very ethical marketing practice IMHO.

dave

[smokinghot]

Originally Posted by richie00boy

Well you have no guarantee the chinese version works accurately or uses good grade parts.

Funny... I didn't notice any guarantee or mention of good grade parts on the WT2 details page.

Looks like we're stuck on personal bias, rather than technical facts. It's a shame really...

So other than supporting a different foreign company that didn't intially develop the tech. What motovation is there to spend the extra $60...?

I do understand the personal sentiment towards helping out the little guy over the evil PartExpress corp. But frankly, they (PE) could call it the "WT Altimo 6000" for all I care.

[richie00boy]

Sorry I thought you meant a chinese ebay clone. The Parts Express WT3 is a different product and does not have as much functionality as S&L WT2.

[Steve Dunlap]

Originally Posted by smokinghot

Funny... I didn't notice any guarantee or mention of good grade parts on the WT2 details page.

Looks like we're stuck on personal bias, rather than technical facts. It's a shame really...

So other than supporting a different foreign company that didn't intially develop the tech. What motovation is there to spend the extra $60...?

I do understand the personal sentiment towards helping out the little guy over the evil PartExpress corp. But frankly, they (PE) could call it the "WT Altimo 6000" for all I care.

I guess if you live in Canada they are in a foreign country.

Harris Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 622
Edwardsburg, MI 49112-0622
USA

These guys were engineers at Texas Instruments and the design was based on a TI chip. Is TI "good parts"? I would imagine at least as good as the parts used in the Chinese version. The problem some of us have is the knock off used the same name as the original, and that it is a knock off.

The HT unit does several things that the PE doesn't, or didn't when I checked things out. Maybe they have copied the software by no so they really are the same, I don't know.

I guess an Electrician wouldn't have any intellectual property to be stolen, so you don't know what it feels like. Lucky you. I'm sure you wouldn't mind if another Electrician undercut your prices by 30%, and advertised themselves as you. It is only about the lowest price for the customer.