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26th Jan 2018, 1:28 pm | #1 |
Heptode
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Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
Hi,
Just thought I'd share this with you, recently found in a damp shed with some other stuff. I let it dry out for a week and wound it up on the variac. Managed to get a trace on it. Will clearly need a bit of work but looks hopeful. Cheers, John Joe. |
26th Jan 2018, 2:41 pm | #2 |
Octode
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Re: Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
I am not suprised... Occasionally I used to travel to Eire on business.... (TV trade)..and I often thought that it could be a "hot bed" of antique electronic stuff....As most will know, Ireland is mostly rural, where a TV call out from Dublin could take all day just travelling to the customer and back, and if the set needed to go to the workshop, "double bubble".
I had to visit a repair agent in "3 Castles" south of Dublin, his workshop was in a barn, in the middle of nowhere.. To find the place, I stopped at a TV shop on the outskirts of Dublin..."never heard of it" says the guy..... it was only by chance I found it another 10 miles further on...Thus I can imaging, lots of "barns" with stuff...... that you dont get with city/town dwelling.
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Should get out more. Regards Wendy G8BZY Last edited by Wendymott; 26th Jan 2018 at 2:43 pm. Reason: Typo |
26th Jan 2018, 3:02 pm | #3 |
Nonode
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Re: Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
Is that the same type that I asked about here a few months ago? Mine didn't come with the Band 3 Adaptor, though.
Andy |
26th Jan 2018, 3:50 pm | #4 |
Heptode
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Re: Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
Hi Wendy,
Don't know about Ireland being a hot bed of vintage electronics!! Andy I seen your post, it certainly looks similar. Cheers. |
26th Jan 2018, 4:48 pm | #5 |
Nonode
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Re: Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
I just dug out the pictures of mine, it looks very similar, but yours has more controls so not the same model.
Andy |
26th Jan 2018, 5:24 pm | #6 |
Hexode
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Re: Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
This brings back memories - had one myself, complete with B3 adapter - bought on Tottenham Ct Rd, London about 1971 - brought it home after a stint in Britain - and had it for a few years up to c 1986 - it worked fine once I got the hang of it
Rgds John |
29th Jan 2018, 1:47 pm | #7 |
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Re: Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
Little bit of trivia, Samwell and Hutton movements were designed and supplied by Avo during the 50's and 60's
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17th Feb 2018, 2:03 pm | #8 |
Heptode
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Re: Samwell & Hutton Television Wobbulator 41B
I used one of these when I worked for Rediffusion in the 1960's. Great piece of kit once you get used to its quirks. ( The sweep can run backwards!).
I also used to go to the manufacturers in Goodmayes, Essex, for spare parts & etc. Brings back a lot of memories. We had a number of field engineers that used to 'twiddle' IF's for no other reason than a bit of low gain, that would have been solved by valve replacement. It got so bad, that one night when I came off shift, I had a plan. The engineers used to hang up their white coats (yes, we had to look smart) & leave their trimming tools in their top pockets. So I went round & cut all the hex ends off them with wire cutters! The Sam Hutton was in regular daily use. There were quite a number of ex-govt parts used in their manufacture. Have fun with it. David. Last edited by Vintage Engr; 17th Feb 2018 at 2:05 pm. Reason: Miss-wording. |