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Old 16th Feb 2004, 1:07 pm   #21
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Unfortunately I've never seen one; British gear doesn't show up here unless someone went to the trouble of importing it. I'm unlikely to repeat my stroke of luck when I found a VCM163 under a flea-market table for $35.

But I keep looking under tables!
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Old 16th Feb 2004, 6:54 pm   #22
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OK Alan thanks anyway I guess I'll have to become a table peeper as well :


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Old 19th Feb 2004, 8:17 am   #23
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Hi

When I worked in the TV trade the Service Manager
used his finger to fault find touching to feel for H.T.
You wont be able to bet that.


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Old 19th Feb 2004, 9:33 am   #24
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I did know an engineer a few years ago who reckoned he could run his finger along a mains dropper and tell what voltage it was at any point not a practice to be recommended :


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Old 19th Feb 2004, 6:00 pm   #25
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If anyone is interested in test equipment can I recommend 'Tube Testers and Classic Electronic Test Gear' by Alan Douglas. Know I am probably in the wrong section!
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Old 16th Mar 2004, 11:40 pm   #26
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i have to agree that experience is far better than tools.
i have over the years aquired all the gear needed for a workshop.
i have four osciloscopes (two valve two t********r)
one taylor valve tester
4 digital multimeters
1 analogue multimeter
1 digital capacitance meter
1 avo meter
1 seriously old resistance meter (has shunts for higher resistances)
1 variac
1 tool kit from my days as a tv engineer
assorted soldering irons (temp controlled, low wattage)
1 hf generator ( this thing is so good you can actually transmit on it just gotta watch out for the DTI )

but i must say ive never got round to using everything i always find that i can manage with a soldering iron a multimeter and some screwdrivers and my finger and a keen sense of smell (hello whats burning)
never used an isolating transformer i always say you cant beat the smell of burning flesh first thing in the morning.
anyway a good jolt has never done me any harm in fact i find it quite exhillarating ( the wife always said i was strange)
(that last bit not to be taken literally dont want any newbies to this lark to put themselves in danger.
anyway thats my twopenneth worth.

all the best

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