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helmsman · 5th May 2008, 10:01 am

Hy Guys
This is just a final update on my "AVO Mk2" valve tester.
Well i did exactly what "XTC Pete" said (thank you Pete) and left it in a dry atmosphere for about two months. Before plugging it in I took the case off once more just to check all was ok. I am glad I did. The same coil which is wound using cloth covered wire had mould growing on it again. I brushed it of and sprayed it with switch cleaner,I hope it does not come back. I sprayed all the switches and contacts again and now the tester works fine. I can set up the meter and am now checking every valve in sight.
Thanks to all. Terry

5th May 2008, 10:01 am	#9
helmsman Tetrode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southampton, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 56	Re: AVO Mk 2 (HELP) Hy Guys This is just a final update on my "AVO Mk2" valve tester. Well i did exactly what "XTC Pete" said (thank you Pete) and left it in a dry atmosphere for about two months. Before plugging it in I took the case off once more just to check all was ok. I am glad I did. The same coil which is wound using cloth covered wire had mould growing on it again. I brushed it of and sprayed it with switch cleaner,I hope it does not come back. I sprayed all the switches and contacts again and now the tester works fine. I can set up the meter and am now checking every valve in sight. Thanks to all. Terry