hi, my father was a builder and after he passed away I inherited a Nikon dtm 522 I took it to a blueprinting and surveying store and had them check it out he said other than a bad spot in the charger cord it works but you have to bend the wire it checked out fine my question is what is it worth he wouldnt say .the only ads I have are for new ones so if you have a fair offer id like to hear from you,
jamjack20, post: 454429, member: 13181 wrote: hi, my father was a builder and after he passed away I inherited a Nikon dtm 522 I took it to a blueprinting and surveying store and had them check it out he said other than a bad spot in the charger cord it works but you have to bend the wire it checked out fine my question is what is it worth he wouldnt say .the only ads I have are for new ones so if you have a fair offer id like to hear from you,
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I gather over there Nikon isn't highly favoured, but that doesn't diminish their worth.
But it needs to be in an area where it can be serviced by a reputable Nikon dealer.
I would never send my Nikon to any old instrument repair shop, just as you wouldn't send a Ferrari or a Maserati to any old garage.
Quick Google gave this
http://all-surveying.com/products/Nikon-DTM-522.html
And whatever this means
https://www.precision-geosystems.com/product/nikon-dtm-522-3-total-station-calibrated/?v=6cc98ba2045f
Nikon has always proven to be a great instrument with suburb optics.
Their popularity is everlasting.
Never been a fan of the handle battery.
My belief is that any properly cared for TS can allow a student or probie IMen or newly commissioned Solo Surveyors to prove themselves and earn their futuristic equipment with an affordable beginning.