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Phil G4SPZ · 3rd Apr 2018, 8:43 pm

I have read somewhere that the Heavy Duty Avometer was mainly used by British Railways, whose employees found that the meter also made a convenient 'step' on which to stand when trying to get to something slightly out of reach! Many meters didn't survive this treatment, so to find one in such good condition is something of a coup.

With 1,000 OPV sensitivity and rather low ohms ranges, it was clearly designed for signal and traction engineering rather than electronics. By all accounts there were eight different versions of this model. Tempting to try collecting one of each?

3rd Apr 2018, 8:43 pm	#1605
Phil G4SPZ Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 4,748	Re: AVO Multimeter survey I have read somewhere that the Heavy Duty Avometer was mainly used by British Railways, whose employees found that the meter also made a convenient 'step' on which to stand when trying to get to something slightly out of reach! Many meters didn't survive this treatment, so to find one in such good condition is something of a coup. With 1,000 OPV sensitivity and rather low ohms ranges, it was clearly designed for signal and traction engineering rather than electronics. By all accounts there were eight different versions of this model. Tempting to try collecting one of each? __________________ Phil Optimist [n]: One who is not in possession of the full facts