On Sunday 14 October 2018 01:52:10 pm Steven AE7HD via Groups.Io wrote:
> 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 wouldn't mind playing with some of that stuff...
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> 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.
Well, first off I don't do facebook. And, while I'd be interested in some of that stuff, I probably couldn't do much more than the cost of shipping as well. If you're inclined to part with some of it, let's take it up in email and we'll figure it out from there.
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> Some of these things have the "magic eye" tubes in them.
I'm rather fond of those things, and have only *one* bit of gear that has one in it...
> What do you think? Anyone else in the same boat?
Sure. But I do get comments from people who come in here about how "well equipped" my shop seems to be. :-)
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