[Amps] 3CX1500A vs el cheapo GS-35B

[Bill, W6WRT]

I don't want to belabor this thread any longer, but what you say below is
exactly what's wrong with medical industry in America. When money flows like
water, nobody is thinking about cost reduction and they have every excuse in the
world why "it can't be done".  

Too many of these decisions are driven by lawyers instead of doctors and
professional administrators. 

As simple as that. 

73, Bill W6WRT





On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:15:59 -0500, Gary wrote:

>That's not how it works Bill.  This is a medical device we're talking 
>about and it's use and repair is regulated by the FDA and maybe state 
>law..  Not something "anyone" could swap out.
>
>I'm not intimately familiar with MRI maintenance but I'd bet there is 
>quite a detailed calibration and qualification procedure involved when a 
>tube is swapped.  My brother used to be a field service engineer for a 
>company that manufactured laser eye surgery equipment.  One of the 
>things he frequently replaced was a bunch of AA batteries in each 
>machine.  These had to be done by the manufacturer.  I used to have a 
>lifetime supply of AA batteries. Hospital maintenance technicians will 
>not and do not mess with the internals of medical equipment...for good 
>reason.
>
>The cost of replacing the tube is small compared to having a MRI be 
>unavailable...not to mention the need to have an MRI in an emergency.