Fixing what somebody else failed to fix (the 2nd nixie multimeter) 

As an electronics hoarder, I approve this message.

they may be old, but they proved to be reliable and even better than most nowadays multimeters, plus extra points for the vintage look they have

The cat's comment at 8:38 is hilarious and caused me to spill my coffee all over myself...

That’s twice you’ve been able to replace a missing mains plug with the exact item from your own stocks. Hoarder triumph!

I already knew you were also fixing this one because you were making the reed relay. And anyway you could never just leave it there all bodged and 'tuned'. Only needed an extra spoiler and blue LEDs underneath so really nobody else would like it 😅 Nice job!

Theres few things worse than trying to repair something someone else has played around with 🙈... that auto- ranging is really fast, it's not a big deal when you are measuring the odd component, but when you are trouble shooting it can be really annoying waiting for the verdict from a slow DMM. Good work mate...

It's fascinating how nixie tubes are really responsive and how the number s and decimals change unlike modern multimeters has some delay on it

Dany man, brilliant work. I was thinking, how the heck is he going to fix this, but as always glad to be disappointed. Nice!

Nice work! 👍 I have never seen a multimeter like that. That hommade relay was cool (I guess it was that coil we saw being winded in your previous video).

Another successful restoration which is most interesting. Top ingenuity in winding and making your own relay. Say hello to the cat from me : )

Great video. I agree with others about slow DMMs during diagnosis. The worst meter I ever owned was from Radio Shack. It was not just slow but if you where looking for a voltage it would not lock on a make a reading at all if the voltage was fluctuating. It just sat at zero. My test bench was greatly improved when i dropped it in the trash.

Lovely work, and the new relay is awesome!

It is remarkable how it was (probably) cheaper for them to use multiple discrete transistors, with several grams of aluminium in them, and maybe even some gold, instead of one more decoder-latch group, to control the plus-minus and 0123 nixies - never mind just packing everything into a single big IC.

Don't find older analog stuff like that around here unfortunately Excellent work 👍

Brilliant repair video. I like the sound of wire cutter cutting wires. that kkik sound is so awesome.

From the thumbnail photo, I thought your "unauthorized plumber" was back to do more work on your hot water heater or bathroom. Which BTW are some of the funniest videos on you channel

The Autorange is realy nice, the chinese manufacturers should have a close look how fast and great it can work...

Great repair, interesting that someone removed that relay to fix something else. Good video.

Good to see that you managed to fix this! I did wonder myself what the effect of the missing component would be...

Best bit, as usual, at 8:38 :)

Nice repairs and really fast auto-ranging. Modern auto-ranging meters tend to be painfully slow and I've found it unfortunate that fewer and fewer high-quality manual ranging meters are available; everyone demands auto-ranging, but I've always like manual ranging for many applications where the range is predictable and I want results to appear before a probe slips or something. The accuracy of these old, analog meters is impressive *and* they aren't offering fake resolution like modern budget meters. You can get incredible features from cheap, Chinese meters today, but most offer far more counts than are actually significant. If the meter is not accurate down to 0.0001V then why do we want it to show us the non-significant digit? When I see 10,000 counts, I never know how much to round the result as even the specifications are unreliable. Fake resolution is a form of misinformation ;).

Nice, thanks for repairing this one also!

Bloody cute multimeters, approved from Sweden.🦎

Great job as always.

Nice! Is it just me or does the logo on those multimeters look like a person's rear end with something stuck up it?

Well done, again!

Sweet vid man, great fix

What do you have against torx screws? I like them over any slotted screw.

Another great video!

If I were running any sort of production or diagnostic line or shop where you had to measure values repeatedly, I'd take the old meter over the new any day of the week. That several second delay would be intolerable.

Love this and your cat!

Gratulujem k oprave tohto krásneho prístroja, musím povedať že tá čierna farba na prednom paneli mu tiež svedčí, kľudne to nechaj tak ako to je.

I love your videos

So nice, awesome 👍👍👍

Thanks!

Your cat comment reminded me an video where a guy used super high tech, involving microcontroller programming, to crack the password of one device where the customer had a lot of bitcoin and forgot the password. Somewhere in the process the technician was commenting with the customer that he was no understanding the measures variations. And it was just because he forgot to connect the ground 😂. I commented that it was like an F1 pilot to forget to accelerate. Lol

Good video 👍

amazing video B)

Very nice.😊

What kind of monster does this to retro equipment? The fact they wired a new power cord without a ground is the worst, second worst is that paint job.

You should clean the circuit board with warm water and soap, and then let it dry So you can remove any fragments and dust on circuitry.

Nixie tubes for the win!

I actually named my cat Nixie. She’s a good girl.

What input AC filter you reccommend for replacement please?

Heyheyhey my fluke auto ranges that fast as well😆

Nice.

It is good that you now have two identical multimeters. This way, you can trial their readings by using both of them for one measurement, making sure that they didn't drifted too far or use them to measure voltage and current at the same time. Kinda neat. I wish I had the opportunity to own two multimeters too.

"...like modifying your car - you're the only person that likes it!" - Hahaha! Well said! There are some people out there who have no respect for history, and don't care what they wreck with their lack of knowledge and brutish dabbling. I can only wish that whoever "fixed" this iconic Nixie device could be watching your video, but not much chance. Those sorts of people are rarely interested in learning anything new. Everything the get their hands on is just another toy to be wrecked and dumped. :'(

6:25 Tiny Shorts🩳

Top great

Metra na svou dobu dělala dobré přístroje.

These old multimeters are soo fast. Mine takes like 3 seconds to read something. Its kind of shit that todays its not as fast

Cat at 8:37

15:46 are those single insulated cables with no color code and the ground being the center wire?

3rd. video: theory of operation.

What is your secret for fixing TTL electronics without apparent ESD protection?

Don’t buy fuses from EvilBay

scared of interference board holes

whats the name of the cat😃

BRAZIL

I can’t tell if he actually talks like this when he speaks English or if he exaggerates his accent for videos.

hand drawn.

Greetings, did you get my mail? I want to send you some stuff for videos :) It has the title "Sending stuff for youtube videos".