I just got off the phone with the new owners of the old line of B&K Test
Equipment, BK Manuals. If everything works, I will be the only satallite repair
depot for it. This will include repairs and warranty. B&K Precision now does
not have any repair centers like they did, and any repairs go to BK Manuals. BK
Manuals are going to start building the old lines of test equipment again, the
ones in the tan and black cases. They have already fired up and the new B&K 747
tube testers are out. I asked what they were doing for tube sockets, and come
to find out, they are making their own. There's several other pieces of
equipment besides the 747 that will be hitting the market in the very near
future. I am a big fan of B&K and used it over the years, plus still own a
bunch of it. Anyhow, They want to concentrate on manufacturing, and just
happened to need my service. So by Monday, I'll know the rest of the details
and finalize everything. I guess I could say that everything went bette
r than I expected it would. The best thing is they will help me get set up
with parts and manuals. The warranty work, will be set up, but I'm not for sure
on a date when it will start.
If any have comments on what they would like to see manufactured, let me know
and I'll pass it along. One thing we talked about was a test center for amateur
transceivers covering 80 through 10 meters. What I heard was that it's already
in the works. They will also be offering new chassis and cabinets designed
around the old B&K equipment for sale. A representative in Cleveland supposed
to be getting in touch with me about those. That did take care of my problem
with needing the anode connector for my 707 too, Hi Hi, with a better outcome
than just it : ) All I can say is that did make my day for a change.
Best,
Will
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