Fair enough, Paul. But you know how it is. It's a bit like cars these days ... they all end up looking the same!

I am aware that CAS is an OEM; of nicely made NIBP modules especially (eg, for Medtronic Physio-Control).

I doubt I shall ever be in a position to purchase new medical equipment myself (and neither would I want to be), but if you are able to donate a couple, I can pass them on to people in desperate need. Then they would really be put to the test!

My own interest is more in technical support matters, and I can't help wondering why "new" kit like this needs to have main boards replaced. I appreciate that y'all have only recently taken on the dealership, but it would be interesting to hear how many have been changed (and why).

If you showed me one I would be itching to open it up. What would I find inside, I wonder? OK, this is contemporary technology, with tightly packed electronics, and perhaps board swaps are the only expedient way of effecting repair. But ... what about reliability? Are we sure that it's not something else that is the real culprit here? Probes, cuffs ... "dropped", and stuff like that?

Perhaps we need to hear more (from Brian, Lee et al) about what the actual faults (symptoms) are, or were.

PS: you can get fully loaded (and nice looking) SpO2/NIBP/ECG/Resp/Temp monitors with 10" TFT display directly from China off eBay for £ 520. Complete with a two-year warranty. I'm thinking about getting a box full and sticking my own label on them!

Hi Guys
The fault shown was ERR in the SPO2 field. There is no green line on POST, which its sister displays. There are three boards inside. 1. The SPO2 connector 2. The SPO2 board and 3. the main board. I swapped 1 and 2 but the error still remains with the device - so by powers of deduction it must be the main board. After rining up Artemis and going through the same procedure - there dianostics was "the main board". That was three weeks ago and I am still waiting for them to call me with a price. After suppling them with the serial number and board serial number twice.
Also Geoff WA are offering a trade in for the "Spot" for £755 for 1 or £655 for 5 +

Have to comment on the pole stand that artemis supplied with it is as geoff so poeticly put crappy. We had a few break here at the top and you cannot just buy the pole inner.

As for the monitors themselves they are pretty good, had a few voltage regs go, bad connections on the Spo2 and my personnal hatred 'Lack of technical training'.

All in all I wouldnt say they were that bad. As for the faulty main board we had a few here with the Spo2 problem and it was the crappy solder (Lead free as a way forward my arse) used nowadays around the connector.

Billy

Didn't I hear somewhere that medical equipment (and other "critical" technology) is exempt from whichever "Save the Planet" initiative dictates the use of lead-free solder?

Comrade Citizen (2nd.Class) Geoff (*T/LTB 24126212)

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2nd Class Geoff Lad now don,t get above tha Station tha knows.

Just cos tha,s firmly entrenched int Peoples Democratic Socialist Republic o South Yorkshire dunt mean thas bin promoted appen sithee.

Appen Sithee ow long this stays on tha knows, back tut subject !!

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