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Older Technology => Older Technology => Topic started by: Paul Collins M0BSW on December 28, 2015, 05:54:45 AM

Title: Lovely find on holiday Lyme Regis
Post by: Paul Collins M0BSW on December 28, 2015, 05:54:45 AM
It's been over a Year since I called in here, hope your all well last summer on  holiday I rescued this Amp meter from a junk shop, sorry I mean Antiques Centre :-[, fully restored now, languishing in the workshop.
Title: Re: Lovely find on holiday Lyme Regis
Post by: SeanB on December 28, 2015, 08:02:53 AM
Nice to see, looks like it was made around 1956.
Title: Re: Lovely find on holiday Lyme Regis
Post by: Paul Collins M0BSW on December 28, 2015, 08:25:40 AM
Quote from: SeanB on December 28, 2015, 08:02:53 AM
Nice to see, looks like it was made around 1956.
Hi Sean, Yes Calibrated as well, the Calibration engineer said the same 54/56,I was born in 1954,so it has to be 59 Years old at least. And I use it for those precise measurements.
Paul
Title: Re: Lovely find on holiday Lyme Regis
Post by: SeanB on December 28, 2015, 08:31:12 AM
One of the pair is ageing well then, though the meter cabinet probably is showing less weather damage.... ;)
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Post by: steve30 on January 02, 2016, 09:33:28 AM
That looks nice :). What sort of accuracy spec does it have?
Title: Re: Lovely find on holiday Lyme Regis
Post by: SeanB on January 02, 2016, 09:43:04 AM
Probably around 2% of full scale, like most analogue meter movements have if they do not have a mirror scale.
Title: Re: Lovely find on holiday Lyme Regis
Post by: Mr Eastwood on January 02, 2016, 10:47:13 AM
nice! - you can't beat retro kit
Title: Re: Lovely find on holiday Lyme Regis
Post by: Paul Collins M0BSW on January 08, 2016, 01:12:23 PM
Quote from: Mr Eastwood on January 02, 2016, 10:47:13 AM
nice! - you can't beat retro kit
You can't beat it, I was doing some adjusting today, I could watch the drop of the needle and then it just started to rise, so backed the adjustment off for perfection, I also  had a digital wired up as well, but with  that last digit wandering around, it wasn't as good.