Unidentified clamp, widget, thingy?? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

beamcurrent · 20th Apr 2017, 5:05 pm

It's not often I can't identify something, any suggestions. It rotates and tilts, The arms on the top move as it seems it was meant to hold something. the cable has a belling lee on the end and in the unit it goes to a small red coloured plastic device, also not recognized.

I rediscovered it in a box today were it has lain hidden for a couple of decades.

Walker Electronics still exists making ultrasonic cleaning equipment.

Brian

TonyDuell · 20th Apr 2017, 5:26 pm

My first guess is that it's a pickup for a watch timing machine. That would contain a crystal or ceramic transducer to 'listen' to the watch escapement and the tilt/swivel allows you to test the watch in different positions, to check for wear on the pivots, etc.

PJL · 20th Apr 2017, 5:35 pm

http://www.walkerelectronics.co.uk/profile.php

20th Apr 2017, 6:19 pm

The link (although interesting) doesn't say what this is. A bit of properly made kit!

mole42uk · 20th Apr 2017, 6:26 pm

Well, it seems to say in the first paragraph that the Meridian is an electronic watch timer.....

20th Apr 2017, 6:47 pm

Seems likely, I wonder what it was attached to?

ms660 · 20th Apr 2017, 6:58 pm

A snippet from Google books:

"Watch Timer The " Meridian " watch timer brought out by Walker Electronics, Ltd., 31, Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, Surrey, indicates on a cathode-ray tube the rate of gain or loss in minutes and seconds per day of all the usual types of..."

Could this be the display?:

http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?1...hematic-needed

Lawrence.

20th Apr 2017, 5:05 pm	#1
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20th Apr 2017, 5:26 pm	#2
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,208	Re: unidentified clamp, wiget, thingy?? My first guess is that it's a pickup for a watch timing machine. That would contain a crystal or ceramic transducer to 'listen' to the watch escapement and the tilt/swivel allows you to test the watch in different positions, to check for wear on the pivots, etc.

20th Apr 2017, 5:35 pm	#3
PJL Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seaford, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 5,997	Re: unidentified clamp, wiget, thingy?? http://www.walkerelectronics.co.uk/profile.php

20th Apr 2017, 6:19 pm	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: unidentified clamp, wiget, thingy?? The link (although interesting) doesn't say what this is. A bit of properly made kit!

20th Apr 2017, 6:26 pm	#5
mole42uk Nonode Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Resolven, Wales; and Bristol, England Posts: 2,608	Re: unidentified clamp, wiget, thingy?? Well, it seems to say in the first paragraph that the Meridian is an electronic watch timer..... __________________ Richard Index: recursive loop: see recursive loop

20th Apr 2017, 6:47 pm	#6
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: unidentified clamp, wiget, thingy?? Seems likely, I wonder what it was attached to?

20th Apr 2017, 6:58 pm	#7
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: unidentified clamp, wiget, thingy?? A snippet from Google books: "Watch Timer The " Meridian " watch timer brought out by Walker Electronics, Ltd., 31, Kingsmead Avenue, Worcester Park, Surrey, indicates on a cathode-ray tube the rate of gain or loss in minutes and seconds per day of all the usual types of..." Could this be the display?: http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?1...hematic-needed Lawrence.