Re: Then and Now

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On 2/2/2016 12:29 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
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>> On 2/1/2016 2:12 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
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>>>> On 1/27/2016 12:39 PM, Jim wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 12:39:54 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
>>>>>> In 1995 I bought a PentaScanner+ and Super Injector for a little over
>>>>>> $5000.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The day before yesterday I used it on a job to test some cable drops.
>>>>>> (Mine
>>>>>> is getting old, the display is faint, and the case on the PentaScanner
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> cracked)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday I bought two sets off Ebay for $120 each.
>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Bob La Londe
>>>>>> CNC Molds N Stuff
>>>>>> http://www.cncmolds.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * QUOTES ONLY GOOD FOR TENS DAYS.
>>>>>> ** ANY CHANGES IN VALIDATES QUOTE.
>>>>>> *** ESTIMATES OR BALLPARKS ARE NOT QUOTES.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hobbies:
>>>>>> Honesty in Airguns
>>>>>> http://www.allairgunners.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
>>>>>> http://www.yumabassman.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Reading all of this just gave me a great idea to submit to the TV
>>>>> networks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It would work like this:
>>>>>
>>>>> The TV Network crew would travel around the country, stopping in major
>>>>> cities and people would come in with all kinds of odds and ends that
>>>>> they
>>>>> paid lots and lots of money for years ago. There would be experts on
>>>>> hand
>>>>> that would review the items and tell the people how cheaply the items
>>>>> could be bought for today.
>>>>>
>>>>> The show would be called Obsolestique Roadshow.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> Now that is funny and would be worth a view for at most, a couple of
>>>> shows.
>>>>
>>>> Les
>>>
>>>
>>> GASP!  And they both work!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Big THUMBS UP for you Bob!!
>>
>> If I was still doing a lot of network stuff I might consider
>> calling and working out a lease agreement.  :-)
>
> I imagine back in the day Rentelco made a few dollars doing that sort of
> thing.
>
>

Way back sometime in the past millennium I rented a Durantz Power
Analyzer from GE Rents.  Cost a little over $500 for a month.  REALLY
USED it for for that month and sent it back.  It provided printouts of
excellent details on KW, KWH, AMPS, KVARS, and beyond.  Analyzed every
piece of machinery in the plant, ran spread sheets to determine
daily/weekly/monthly/annual power consumption and the cost of all
production equipment.  Nobody ever knew that the cost to run 3
compressors 24/7 was over well over $6000/year(then).  Added 600 gallon
surge tank with regulator and reduced that by 50%.

Ahhhhhh those were the days............................