THANK YOU for sharing this collection with us! I use meters every day and have for the past 30 years and I never stopped to consider what anyone used before 1990. If you have anything else to share with RU-vid we are eager to see it!
This is awesome!! I remember whan i was a little kid and my grandfather and uncle took me to a museum exhibision with old radios, anything from military radio equipment with recordings of actualy broadcastings from the war to home made receivers from the 1950s. I was just blown away by the humming tranformes and the mezmerizing glowing valves! My father told me it was really hard to make me move from the exhibision and my uncle did find me still wandering around there whan the others had long ago dragged away to other exhibiusions and my parents did wonder where i went.... ha ha
In 2008 when I was working as a contractor for the US navy I was given a brand new Simpson 260 with a recent production date. I had not seen one since the 70's in HS electronics shop class. I found out that the Navy had standardized a lot of test procedures on the Simpson 260 and it was less expensive to keep buying 260's than switch all those procedures to a modern DMM. It had a lot to do with the 10000 ohm/volt load of the 260.
Back in the 70's I let my dad's instruments go for a song. I had got busy in a different discipline and stopped at discrete solid state components - never learned enough electronics basics to think that the old school gear would be useful to me. I wish I had grown up in your neighborhood - I'm certain that I would have learned a lot from you! You have both a deep understanding of circuit theory and awesome practical aptitude in many different technical areas. Do you have a video history of all your different jobs and experiences? That would be very interesting. Stay well!
I'm only 15 minutes in here, and this is just a tad bit of a jaw-dropper. Wow. And thanks a million for sharing this (and all the other great videos you've shared).
Goodness me Ron, you knocked it out of the park again. This is quite the collection, thanks for talking us through the collection. I am interested in the loudspeakers you have screwed to the wall....
Hello glaslinger, good night old friend,, look glaslinger,, as I always love the oldies,, look my friend,, your collection of radios, tubes, multimeters, & TV,, I love your collection,, ...congratulations glaslinger...... i loved it
Hi Ron your tech friend Dave hear amazing collection of old equipment enjoyed your video very much I have a collection of gold testers radios and TVs be looking forward to your next video big fan always may God protect you keep you safe always thank you
Your tuning fork oscillator reminds me of the Conn Stroboconn for tuning musical instruments. It uses a tuning fork to drive the motors that run the tuners. 1939 technology that still works AMAZING for tuning musical instruments. I have a few on my channel.
Wow Ron an amazing collection you have there, i and im sure others would really enjoy seeing the inside, and a demonstration of that 1khz tuning fork oscillator, many thanks!
I may be wrong but I think you are building a museum of old antique radios, tubes and equipment. It would be great to visit one day. Thanks for the tour.
Hello Miss, I just wanted to pop in and tell you thank you so much for all your videos and knowledge you have to share with everyone! Bless your heart. waiting on next radio repair video....
If you need. A tester let me know. WOW that is so wicked cool colection. Missed seeing your videos. Look forwards too learning more from you. Thank you
Well, I guess this answers my question from your last video about what you did with all the old test equipment you had in the attic when you installed the tube collection! Looking forward to your restoration videos. 😊
Unbelievable how much knowledge you have !I though I did well building a crystal set and adding a tube for better reception and from a eyco kit a hifi Amp
I have an identical Calrad SWR-2 meter clone (3rd unit lower right 10:57) my version is a Reace model SWR-3. I bought it for $5 dollars at a garage sale last year and has the original box, instructions and screw on field strength antenna, still works good. I use it between my CB radio cable to antenna. my guess is the Calrad and my Reace version are from the 1960's to 70's.
Great collection in deed. I suppose You are #2 after Mr. Carlson. I was born end of the 40th and started my electronic Carrier as Radio/TV repair man in Germany. My favour is still old school tube technology.
Wow It is always so great watching all your video Miss, I love all of them! Sweetheart if you know anyone a can post the picture of the tube i have for you to see Please let me know. or someone E-mail i can send it to. Thank you so so much for all the great video you always post. God Bless your heart.....
My collection js about a 3rd the size of same era kit. I tried to get Mr. Carlson to buy my Suoreme 561 rf/af signal generator to go along with his Vedolyzer but he never replied. I only have 1 set tester and I need to restore it's a Sterling R-522 model, the meters are pristine and layout beautiful. Im still wanting to come visit and privide muscle for labor so i can maybe get those units working. Im serious about driving from San Antonio to you!
Quite the collection you got there ........ I have 2 old Triplett meters like you have from the 50's era , I bought 1 as non working , I didn't know I was gonna get one that was used for parts , oh well . The other is halfway working , do you get those Triplett's up to snuff ?? . I seen a few names in there I recognize from when I was working on radios in the 70's to the 90's ..... Hickok is one , I have a Freq counter by them...... General Radio made some of the best stuff out there.... Anyway , Take Care Mon Ami ......
Certainly work on the Triplett! They are fine for general repair work and the needle settles down faster than most of the digital meters. You can get the schematic on the Triplett website.
You didn't specifically mention it but I saw at least 3 devices that used very early large-bulb neon lamps to measure leakage. One was a tube tester, I think another was a capacitor tester, and the homemade power supply used one as well, possibly as a voltage regulator.
