Re: [electronics101] Old test equipment made new again

Hi Steven,

Many people are in the same boat. There are a lot of old test equipment which is not use able, but I will not trash it anyway. Your idea to do something with that is very good.

Over the years, many people contacted me via my website (HomebrewHub.org) and donated many items. Those units which can be repaired and are use able, I give away to other HAM's or make use of them. The surplus I usually put on the "free stuff" table on next ham fest.

Try that approach. Bring your surplus items on the next ham fest and make some people happy.

73. Vesselin, AB8PG
HomebrewHub.org Admin


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On Sun, 10/14/18, Steven AE7HD via Groups.Io <alienrelics=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

Subject: [electronics101] Old test equipment made new again
To: "electronics101@groups.io" <electronics101@groups.io>
Date: Sunday, October 14, 2018, 1:52 PM

I've ended up with a
lot of older test equipment, and in cleaning up my lab and
such, I've realized I have 
WAY more than I thought I had.
I can't bring myself to toss it. It all
either works, or would be easily repairable. But do I really
need a Heathkit RLC bridge? An old tube signal tracer? A
JFET analog multimeter? Two Heathkit capacitor
testers?
I even have what was once a very expensive device
meant for testing of digital circuits. You can compare two
devices, known good against unknown, or make an EPROM that
stores the proper answers. Very handy equipment, very
expensive in 1982. Way more capable circuits available now
for under $100.
I'm on an antique test equipment Facebook
page. They are very vociferous about saving old gear, and
get very angry when someone Steampunks an old 'scope.
Yet they aren't interested in buying any of this unless
I sell it essentially for the cost of shipping.
I'm inclined to just gut them and use the
cases to build newer, better test equipment. Or Steampunk
some of the really old stuff. Some of these things have the
"magic eye" tubes in them.
What do you think? Anyone else in the same
boat?

Steve
Greenfield AE7HD
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenjgreenfield




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