im thinking about upgrading to a better function generator, one with more functionality than what i currently own.
definitely one that doesn't have "60 cycles per second" written on the back.
i would prefer millihertz range all the way up to 50MHz, and be able to do square, triangle, sawtooth ect.
i was browsing ebay and found a couple that look promising. the HP 8116A looks good, and agilent 33120a seems great as well but is only 15Mhz.
the philips PM5193 caught my eye, it looks the most promising. the prices for all of these flutter around 300-500 dollars.
i have no reference to go by, test equipment brand new generally is very expensive. i wouldn't know if it would be a good deal used.
so, would it be stupid for me to drop almost 500 dollars on a 15 year old philips function generator?
electronic test equipment appear to age well, or so i think.
what would you say would be a fair price for these?
or, is it just a waste of money to buy something this old.