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4th Jun 2021, 12:27 pm | #1 |
Diode
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, UK.
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Avo 8 meter labels
What does the label 8V on the battery compartment and on the outside mean.
It is fitted with a standard 15V battery. |
4th Jun 2021, 1:56 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Colchester, Essex, UK.
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Re: Avo 8 meter labels
The Avo 8 went through a major redesign, Avo 8, 8/II and 8/III are early, 8/IV is a crossover into a more modern design, 8/V onwards are radically different from the earlies both internally and externally. Which mark of Model 8 do you have there?
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4th Jun 2021, 2:51 pm | #3 |
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Re: Avo 8 meter labels
From the marking 8V I would assume an 8V, mark five. Which mark five is the question.
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4th Jun 2021, 3:12 pm | #4 |
Octode
Join Date: May 2017
Location: St Austell, Cornwall, UK.
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Re: Avo 8 meter labels
As merlinmaxwell said, the 8V refers to the Mk of the Model 8 in question.
i.e. the 8V tells you it's a Model 8 Mk V (or Mk 5 in English numerals). The Model 8 Mk VI ( Mk 6 ) can also be found with the same Style Label, but obviously says 8VI. The Model 8 Mk VII ( Mk 7 ) although almost identical in appearence, has a different Label Style. If your Lucky, after the 8V you will often find a Date Code, although many Mk V's don't have this. Before the 8V you will find the actual serial Number. Ian |