Are you selling a collectable transistor?

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Michael A. Covington

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An idea...

If you're selling a vintage collectable transistors (CK722, etc.) and would
like them tested with a vintage Tektronix curve tracer, contact me.
(Address on www.ai.uga.edu/mc.) A fair deal might be: I test a handful of
CK722s for you, give you digital camera images of the curves, and get to
keep one.

Just an idea...

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"Michael A. Covington" (look@www.covingtoninnovations.com.for.address) writes:
An idea...

If you're selling a vintage collectable transistors (CK722, etc.) and would
like them tested with a vintage Tektronix curve tracer, contact me.
(Address on www.ai.uga.edu/mc.) A fair deal might be: I test a handful of
CK722s for you, give you digital camera images of the curves, and get to
keep one.

Just an idea...

Does it include a certificate of authentication showing that it was
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indeed tested on a vintage curve tracer? I gather with collectibles,
it's important to have full documentation.

Michael
 
"Michael Black" <et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
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"Michael A. Covington" (look@www.covingtoninnovations.com.for.address)
writes:
An idea...

If you're selling a vintage collectable transistors (CK722, etc.) and
would
like them tested with a vintage Tektronix curve tracer, contact me.
(Address on www.ai.uga.edu/mc.) A fair deal might be: I test a handful
of
CK722s for you, give you digital camera images of the curves, and get to
keep one.

Just an idea...

Does it include a certificate of authentication showing that it was
indeed tested on a vintage curve tracer? I gather with collectibles,
it's important to have full documentation.
Click to expand...
It could, of course!
 
If you're selling a vintage collectable transistors (CK722, etc.) and
would
like them tested with a vintage Tektronix curve tracer, contact me.
(Address on www.ai.uga.edu/mc.) A fair deal might be: I test a
handful
of
CK722s for you, give you digital camera images of the curves, and get
to
keep one.
....
Does it include a certificate of authentication showing that it was
indeed tested on a vintage curve tracer? I gather with collectibles,
it's important to have full documentation.

It could, of course!
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I should add, however, that I hope people won't feel the authenticity has
been lost because my curve tracer now has a custom-made adapter with modern
ZIF sockets for quick insertion and removal of transistors. I suppose for
*real* authenticity I could find some mid-20th-century clip leads!
 
et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Michael Black) wrote:
Does it include a certificate of authentication showing that it was
indeed tested on a vintage curve tracer? I gather with collectibles,
it's important to have full documentation.
Click to expand...
Yeah, and a cal cert showing it hasn't been touched since the 60s!
8*)

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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 20:57:26 -0400, "Michael A. Covington"
<look@www.covingtoninnovations.com.for.address> wrote:

An idea...

If you're selling a vintage collectable transistors (CK722, etc.) and would
like them tested with a vintage Tektronix curve tracer, contact me.
(Address on www.ai.uga.edu/mc.) A fair deal might be: I test a handful of
CK722s for you, give you digital camera images of the curves, and get to
keep one.

Just an idea...
Click to expand...
Collectors are a weird bunch...If you test it, it will be worth less and lose
its *mint* condition.




Remove "HeadFromButt", before replying by email.
 
"Michael Black" <et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
news:c6sht3$65c$1@freenet9.carleton.ca...
"Michael A. Covington" (look@www.covingtoninnovations.com.for.address)
writes:
An idea...

If you're selling a vintage collectable transistors (CK722, etc.)
and would
like them tested with a vintage Tektronix curve tracer, contact me.
(Address on www.ai.uga.edu/mc.) A fair deal might be: I test a
handful of
CK722s for you, give you digital camera images of the curves, and
get to
keep one.

Just an idea...

Does it include a certificate of authentication showing that it was
indeed tested on a vintage curve tracer? I gather with collectibles,
it's important to have full documentation.

Michael
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With collectibles, the important thing is provenance. With antique
transistors, their performance is so mediocre that the performance would
have little to do with the value. Obviously if it's DOA, then it's no
performance whatsoever, and I'd consider that grounds for a refund.

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