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Piccy2valve · 14th Oct 2019, 3:01 pm

A friend has just brought me this , hes interested to know what it was, he bought the thing for the case and didnt know what was inside it.
Am guessing it may be some form of a bridge but test gears not my thing

Can anyone offer any info regarding

1 what is it for

2 is it a taylor made instrument or homebrew

3 has it any value whole , if not he will take out the eletrical bits give them to me and keep the case as was his original intention.

Pictures are below any info welcome
Thanks in advance

Nickthedentist · 14th Oct 2019, 3:22 pm

I suepect Taylor may have just been who made the big meter.

It looks like a small production-run, specialist kind of thing, probably built in a workshop rather than in a factory. University labs used to be full of this kind of thing.

I would guess it dates from the 1950s or even 1960s.

Probably more valuable as a source of useful bits than as a whole IMHO.

Piccy2valve · 14th Oct 2019, 3:48 pm

Nickthedentist, thanks for reply , that makes sense as there are no maker marks anywhere there is a number on the back of the panel

No. 2766 _9465 vf

The taylor meter is a mod60

The other meter is a baldwin model 547470, with a date of 1964 on it

Looks like the case for my friend and i will be the owner of the bits ,

Regards mark

Stockden · 15th Oct 2019, 8:43 am

Whatever it is, I love the simplicity of the "auto switch off when the lid is closed" arrangement!

Hugh

Nickthedentist · 15th Oct 2019, 11:06 am

Yes, I was admiring that.

Anyone know what the dial on the lower right is? Elapsed hours indicator, maybe?

Refugee · 15th Oct 2019, 11:12 am

I am also curious about that dial on the bottom right too.
I can also see a well rotted battery in it too.

Nickthedentist · 15th Oct 2019, 11:24 am

The dial seems to be calibrated 0-9 and have two "hands".

turretslug · 15th Oct 2019, 5:23 pm

The dial is simply an integrated 10-turn pot and read-out scale- these were quite common at one point as a cheaper and more compact version of the separate pot and "combination lock" drive that was commonly seen on e.g. delay timebase 'scopes.

ms660 · 15th Oct 2019, 6:18 pm

Longshot....4 wire Kelvin....milliohm meter?

Lawrence.

14th Oct 2019, 3:01 pm	#1
Piccy2valve Tetrode Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Killarney, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland Posts: 65	Can anyone give any info on this A friend has just brought me this , hes interested to know what it was, he bought the thing for the case and didnt know what was inside it. Am guessing it may be some form of a bridge but test gears not my thing Can anyone offer any info regarding 1 what is it for 2 is it a taylor made instrument or homebrew 3 has it any value whole , if not he will take out the eletrical bits give them to me and keep the case as was his original intention. Pictures are below any info welcome Thanks in advance Attached Thumbnails

14th Oct 2019, 3:22 pm	#2
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,844	Re: Can anyone give any info on this I suepect Taylor may have just been who made the big meter. It looks like a small production-run, specialist kind of thing, probably built in a workshop rather than in a factory. University labs used to be full of this kind of thing. I would guess it dates from the 1950s or even 1960s. Probably more valuable as a source of useful bits than as a whole IMHO. Last edited by Nickthedentist; 14th Oct 2019 at 3:27 pm.

14th Oct 2019, 3:48 pm	#3
Piccy2valve Tetrode Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Killarney, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland Posts: 65	Re: Can anyone give any info on this Nickthedentist, thanks for reply , that makes sense as there are no maker marks anywhere there is a number on the back of the panel No. 2766 _9465 vf The taylor meter is a mod60 The other meter is a baldwin model 547470, with a date of 1964 on it Looks like the case for my friend and i will be the owner of the bits , Regards mark

15th Oct 2019, 8:43 am	#4
Stockden Heptode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 648	Re: Can anyone give any info on this Whatever it is, I love the simplicity of the "auto switch off when the lid is closed" arrangement! Hugh Last edited by Stockden; 15th Oct 2019 at 8:43 am. Reason: Punctuation

15th Oct 2019, 11:06 am	#5
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,844	Re: Can anyone give any info on this Yes, I was admiring that. Anyone know what the dial on the lower right is? Elapsed hours indicator, maybe?

15th Oct 2019, 11:12 am	#6
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,553	Re: Can anyone give any info on this I am also curious about that dial on the bottom right too. I can also see a well rotted battery in it too.

15th Oct 2019, 11:24 am	#7
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,844	Re: Can anyone give any info on this The dial seems to be calibrated 0-9 and have two "hands".

15th Oct 2019, 5:23 pm	#8
turretslug Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Surrey, UK. Posts: 4,394	Re: Can anyone give any info on this The dial is simply an integrated 10-turn pot and read-out scale- these were quite common at one point as a cheaper and more compact version of the separate pot and "combination lock" drive that was commonly seen on e.g. delay timebase 'scopes.

15th Oct 2019, 6:18 pm	#9
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: Can anyone give any info on this Longshot....4 wire Kelvin....milliohm meter? Lawrence. Last edited by ms660; 15th Oct 2019 at 6:24 pm.