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plumbweiss · 17th Nov 2006, 11:59 pm

Yes, don't forget our customers are Electrical Supply Contracting companies whose avos rattle around in the back of ladrovers, go up ladders and into substations! Definitely a hard life and frequent fryings !

The jewel on the cutout can be taken off a scrap one, we have loads, I've not heard it called a pallet-stone, we're not that fancy up north.

I'd forgotten about the open-circuit windings, I agree, you find a strange furry, slightly green-white deposit on the movement/hairspring arms when they get damp. Sometimes they get dropped into wells, sumps or chemical vats and this tends to damage them.

Good machines and I prefer the old 7 to the 8 because the needle moves faster when you want to fix a radio in a hurry.

17th Nov 2006, 11:59 pm	#156
plumbweiss Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 157	Re: AVO Multimeter survey Yes, don't forget our customers are Electrical Supply Contracting companies whose avos rattle around in the back of ladrovers, go up ladders and into substations! Definitely a hard life and frequent fryings ! The jewel on the cutout can be taken off a scrap one, we have loads, I've not heard it called a pallet-stone, we're not that fancy up north. I'd forgotten about the open-circuit windings, I agree, you find a strange furry, slightly green-white deposit on the movement/hairspring arms when they get damp. Sometimes they get dropped into wells, sumps or chemical vats and this tends to damage them. Good machines and I prefer the old 7 to the 8 because the needle moves faster when you want to fix a radio in a hurry.