[Techtoolslist] Rare Fluke Z80QT Price

[John Robertson]

I have one, and I'll offer you ten bucks for yours...(ducking). In 
reality it is probably worth something between $75 and $200US on 
eBay, a bit less to the folks here (we are a bit cheap - I'm speaking 
mostly for myself).

The advantage to the QT is the quick RAM/ROM tests. It can provide 
you with a checksum for the ROM test (fast), or the signature 
(slower). And the RAM test can also be done much faster than the 
standard pod as it is done at the CPU speed and not the pod's link 
speed. Seems to me that a QT pod with an adapter could be used to 
test other CPU boards that aren't timing fussy and speed up the 
RAM/ROM tests a lot. Using the 9010 script generator is a real plus 
for this pod!

If I'm not mistaken this is also a fast Z80 CPU and can thus be used 
on Z80B boards...

The only 'issue' with the pod is that you DO need to use small 
scripts for it to work in the QT mode, it is thus of little or no 
advantage to use intermittently on just the odd board where you 
simply plug in the built in tests from the 9010A keypad. Personally 
I'd sell my Z80/AA pods before I'd get rid of my QT pod!

John :-#)#

At 10:38 PM -0600 2/21/06, Brian Oldenburger wrote:

>What is a good price for a tested and working Fluke Z80QT pod? I 

>have one for sale and need to know what it is worth. Never seen one 

>on ebay. Anyone else have one?