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Luuk neele · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:57 pm Post subject: picking up an ECP 4100

Hey,

i'm picking up an ECP 4100 tomorrow, set was in storage.
guy lets it go for 15 bucks, shouldnt be a bad catch, right?

Tim in Phoenix · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 4378 Location: Phoenix

Hello

Free is too much. Get ready for serious reliability problems and few or no parts to fix a unit from 1985. Dried out caps and tarnished connections await you.

Luuk neele · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:29 pm Post subject:

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

your going down a step from the Ampro with this unit.

Matt( mc83? ) not sure his screen name has a few ECP's , he wants to blend them.

Nashou

Luuk neele · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:48 pm Post subject:

the ampro is still not working, though the ECP's status is also unclear. might skip this one and repair the ampro first, it wont display cause it comes up with a vertical sweep faillure.

mc86 · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:05 am Post subject:

Last Friday night playing indoor soccer in an adult rec league, I got a nailed in the cookies with the ball, tweaked a gimpy ankle, and worse yet - we lost. Considering that each game works out to $12 or so (before post-game beer), I think one can safely say $15 and a Saturday spent toying with an ECP of unknown condition is better than many alternatives we each -- surely -- chose regularly.

That said, I expect many of you might consider taking one in the groin over messing with an ECP...I dunno. Wink

Matt

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

UncleWill · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:32 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a deal to me!