A Surprise Telephone Call From China

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
2140 hours my cellular rang...

It was Lin.

After exchanging pleasantries he arrived at the crux of the call.

A manufacturer is contemplating mass production of a hand-held meter referred to as a Scope Meter. A small hand-held oscilloscope. These things are available now but their cost is high. I asked that the proposed meter have a rechargable lithium battery and come with charging adapters for both 120vac and 12vdc

And cost a hundred dollars or less, retail.

I would love to see 100-mHz but 15 is more realistic.

In 1996 I was solicited for my opinions regarding a niche industry for China. I emphatically told them "white Leds". I told Lin at the time that production would amount to "trillions" in 15 years. They were flabbergasted at that estimate.

I shall await the fate of my scopemeter recommendation.

I also griped about the inferior quality of Chinese fasteners and electrical such as wire and terminals. Declaring wire to be a certain AWG when it is far smaller.

Seventeen minutes. The call must have cost a small fortune. From the sound of the connection and me wearing headphones it sounded like many connections were listening in.

Interesting to say the least. Expect large size lithium batteries after this coming December.