Equiptek Labs

If you want to save some money on test equipment repairs, look no further then Equiptek Labs.
At work, one our signal generators stopped functioning, and I sent it out to our usual calibration lab for a repair quote. They wanted over $ 9000 to fix it. That was way too expensive, as we could just about buy a refurbished or used one for that price.
I mentioned this to a coworker, and he told me that he sends most of his broken equipment over to Felix at Equiptek Labs due to their lower repair charge. I contacted Felix, and sent the signal generator over for a repair quote. His price was $ 1700, a savings of more than $ 7300!
One reason Equiptek Labs can charge less is that they troubleshoot down to the component level, rather than swapping out modules, which is way more expensive. The problem turned out to be a shorted $ 3.50 capacitor. The corrupted firmware was also restored.
In addition to repairs, they also sell new and refurbished electronic test equipment, and are now located in Menlo Park.