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Sinewave · 5th May 2016, 11:22 pm

Hello,

I have recently added to my collection of multimeters, a MK5 Avo 8. It has seen better days, but it does function, although not entirely accurate, it's not entirely bad either.

I put it through its functions against my Fluke 179 on the bench and accuracy was a little out here and there. I ought to maybe do this test again and plot the results.

So, if I was to give this a good service/overhaul to get this back into calibration, what would I need to do with it?

My background is electrical/electronic, but I'm not afraid to ask questions (I've never opened an Avo let alone worked inside of one), especially as I want to be as nice and kind as possible to this 1973 meter!

Thanks.

5th May 2016, 11:22 pm	#1
Sinewave Octode Join Date: May 2016 Location: Oxfordshire/Bucks borders, UK. Posts: 1,604	Avometer 8 MK5 Hello, I have recently added to my collection of multimeters, a MK5 Avo 8. It has seen better days, but it does function, although not entirely accurate, it's not entirely bad either. I put it through its functions against my Fluke 179 on the bench and accuracy was a little out here and there. I ought to maybe do this test again and plot the results. So, if I was to give this a good service/overhaul to get this back into calibration, what would I need to do with it? My background is electrical/electronic, but I'm not afraid to ask questions (I've never opened an Avo let alone worked inside of one), especially as I want to be as nice and kind as possible to this 1973 meter! Thanks.