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3rd Sep 2019, 5:53 pm | #2262 |
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I saw this Bakelite brown instrument when it was pre-steam punk on eBay last week, and I intended to buy it, but it went! One week later, it's ruined!! Shame.
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3rd Sep 2019, 5:59 pm | #2263 |
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Ian,
I meant to upload an image..... But forgot to attach it! Image now included. I compared this instrument to the one Richard displays on his website (richardradios) Seems that one has a high volt range of 500v, whereas mine is 200v Andy |
3rd Sep 2019, 8:57 pm | #2264 |
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Andy,
Your meter is an early Railway Signalling Heavy Duty Avometer. The attached table is a quick survey of HD variants for reference. I will try to update and amend this table as soon as time allows. PMM |
3rd Sep 2019, 10:56 pm | #2265 |
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There was an error in a serial number in the table in my previous post.
The amended version is attached. PMM |
4th Sep 2019, 7:39 am | #2266 |
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PMM,
Thank you for that document, I was in the process of trying to gather similar data myself (Great minds!). So my version is the early instrument from the late 1940's. It a shame there is not serial number, which makes me wonder if the movement (or scale) had been replaced at some time. There does seem to be a pencil marking on the rear of the plate, but it looks to be a signature/name that i am not able to read. Andy |
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I'm kind of glad you didn't as the price he wanted for it was ridiculous!
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4th Sep 2019, 4:54 pm | #2268 |
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Out of shear idle curiosity
What price was he asking? Ian |
4th Sep 2019, 5:05 pm | #2269 |
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This should be a punishable offence, something like “defacing a historic industrial artefact” with a suitable sentence to match the gravity of the crime.
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The problem with these steam punk conversion is how they actually converted it! Yes if they drilled some holes and fed some cable through, that’s workable! But if they tore out all its insides... then it’s pointless!! Andy |
5th Sep 2019, 1:05 pm | #2273 |
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Rest Assured the Meter is Savable!
I managed to negotiate a price much lower than first asked, and only a bit more than a good Model 7 would normally fetch. I didn't spot it as early as some of you, but I felt this one had to be Saved urgently when I did see it. And Yes, it really is that Colour! To give the Seller his Credit, he only removed the Battery Bay, Drilled a Hole in the back and the Battery Cover. He put the Battery Bay back in for me and removed the Light fittings. Thank God, the Brown Bakelite Panel and Switch/Knobs are fine. A few dinks and Scratches but nothing to bad. This Meter has been used, it's not had a Hard life, but it has had a Life. The Movement was a bit Sticky between 90% - 100% FSD, but I have had that out and cleaned it, now the Meter reads Spot on AC & DC Volts. I will need to look at the 10,000 Ohms as I can't Zero it, but the 100,000 works fine. Current, not yet tested, to much going on at the moment. The Internal insulation has been damaged whilst the Hole was Drilled by the looks of it, so I will need to see if I can find a replacement from somewhere, as with the Battery Cover. (See Pics). Ian |
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Wonderful! So rare for these meters to have a happy ending. I have an AVO 7 here that is in very worn condition, you can have it for the postage if you want, though I am in Ireland. It has a bakelite back though so won't have the inner insulation.
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5th Sep 2019, 2:33 pm | #2275 |
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Congratulations and thanks for rescue it for the history.
It looks very well and with a easy solution |
5th Sep 2019, 4:40 pm | #2276 |
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Well done on bringing it back to life..... for a moment there I thought it was brown bread! Not just brown coloured!
Looks to be encapsulated transformer? Panclimatic model 7?? Andy |
5th Sep 2019, 6:18 pm | #2277 |
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Well done Ian for taking the steam out of that punked Avo. I’m sure it feels better now it’s back in good care. A nice find, and a pretty rare meter too.
I’ve never seen that colour panel, but looking at your pictures the bobbin resistors appear to be encapsulated also. So possibly an early style of panclimatic 7. Perhaps the brown Bakelite proved too costly to mould in small batches, so they reverted to standard Avo black. Is there any evidence of a grounding terminal?
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5th Sep 2019, 7:09 pm | #2278 |
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Watching another one with a lamp on it which has just had £90 slashed off it's price.
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5th Sep 2019, 7:51 pm | #2279 |
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Hi Phil,
Definitely a Pan-Climatic Meter. Pretty much everything is encapsulated. No mention of Pan-climatic on the Data Plate though, and definitely no Earth Terminal. Interestingly, the Ident Label calls itself a 7 Mk II, but it has the Mk I Style Terminal Screws but in the same Light Brown colour. 1954 is a pretty early for a Mk II isn't it? Beautifully Made, a real work of Art. Npickland originally implied this was given to his Radio Club by AVO, so it may not have ever been a Retail Meter, or Colour. We may never know! Unfortunately, attempts to find Nick or more information on this Meters History have failed so far. Ian |
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I have a later Mod 7 MK2 bakelite case in good condition Ian but as always there's no gty. that all 8 of the holes will match up with your Milk Chocolate Avo. They do have to be very exact!
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