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The Philpott · 18th Nov 2019, 2:40 pm

My compensator came out at 2.4 ohms, very close to your 2.5 ohms. (I didn't use a very exotic meter to check this)

Best thing is to refer to the instruction plate on the early meter, which gives a clue that:

Full resistance is used @ 40F (4.5C)
Zero resistance is used @ 90F (32C)

Dave

18th Nov 2019, 2:40 pm	#16
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,108	Re: AVO Model 7 Restoration My compensator came out at 2.4 ohms, very close to your 2.5 ohms. (I didn't use a very exotic meter to check this) Best thing is to refer to the instruction plate on the early meter, which gives a clue that: Full resistance is used @ 40F (4.5C) Zero resistance is used @ 90F (32C) Dave Last edited by The Philpott; 18th Nov 2019 at 2:50 pm.