My Sanwa analogue multimeter has died.

T

T.T.

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It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to throw it
out.
 
On 16-Apr-11 5:07 AM, T.T. wrote:
It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to throw it
out.
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If you don't, your grand kids will eventually. :)

They will never know what it represented to you for many years. I dumped a lot of stuff recently, good bad, and ugly.

I had walls of Electronics magazines, and it took many months posting one out to each customer, when they went out in a
yellow or red PO bag. Don't know if they enjoyed or even read them. But I preffered to do that to dumping them.

Cheers Don...

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T.T. wrote:
It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to
throw it out.
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**Why would you? I still have mine. I poured over specs for months, before I
selected my Sanwa (50k/V) model (an AVO was WAY outside any rational budget
in those days). Finally, on my 16th birthday, my parents spent a very
significant chunk of money and bought me the model I wanted (with the
leather - not pleatherT - case). Of course, it hasn't been used in years,
but I would no sooner chuck it out, than cut off my arm or throw out my
Faber Castell 2/83N (the Rolls Royce of slide rules).

Have you seen the price of analogue meters? They're more expensive than
digitals.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
 
"T.T."
It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to throw
it out.
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** Not a Sanwa N501D by any chance ?

http://pics.ricardostatic.ch/2_638110168_450/elektrowerkzeuge/sanwa-n501d-praetzisionsmessgeraet-analog.jpg

http://www.ict.ne.jp/~marantz7/audio/jpg/n501_1d.jpg

Bought one back in the early 1970s.

The 2uA ( !!! ) taut band movement died and rendered the thing useless.



.... Phil
 
"Phil Allison" <phil_a@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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"T.T."

It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to throw
it out.

** Not a Sanwa N501D by any chance ?

http://pics.ricardostatic.ch/2_638110168_450/elektrowerkzeuge/sanwa-n501d-praetzisionsmessgeraet-analog.jpg

http://www.ict.ne.jp/~marantz7/audio/jpg/n501_1d.jpg

Bought one back in the early 1970s.

The 2uA ( !!! ) taut band movement died and rendered the thing useless.



... Phil


Not quite that upmarket. It is a CX-505.
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In article <uH0qp.1385$aH5.80@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com>,
"T.T." <tonyt92@bigpond.com> wrote:

It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to throw it
out.
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The meter in the pic looks very much like the meter in a Peak multimeter
I have had for ages

Let me know if you want a pic, as I would happily donate the Peak to a
good cause (for the price of postage)

David
 
"David Ross" <david@djross.com.au> wrote in message
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In article <uH0qp.1385$aH5.80@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com>,
"T.T." <tonyt92@bigpond.com> wrote:

It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to throw
it
out.

The meter in the pic looks very much like the meter in a Peak multimeter
I have had for ages

Let me know if you want a pic, as I would happily donate the Peak to a
good cause (for the price of postage)

David
Thank you for the offer, but no thanks.
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My ugly, nameless DMM does anything I need, except to trigger floods of
nostalgia.
 
On 16-Apr-11 3:45 PM, Mick DaDik wrote:
Donny,

I dumped a lot of stuff recently, good bad, and ugly.

Is that why you dont invite me around anymore..

=8-(

Mik
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which one were you Mick?

:)

Cheers Don...

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Bare Proto PCB for PIC or AVR projects?
"I'd buy that for a Dollar!".
 
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:03:17 +1000, "Trevor Wilson" <trevor@rageaudio.com.au>
wrote:

:T.T. wrote:
:> It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to
:> throw it out.
:
:**Why would you? I still have mine. I poured over specs for months, before I
:selected my Sanwa (50k/V) model (an AVO was WAY outside any rational budget
:in those days). Finally, on my 16th birthday, my parents spent a very
:significant chunk of money and bought me the model I wanted (with the
:leather - not pleatherT - case). Of course, it hasn't been used in years,
:but I would no sooner chuck it out, than cut off my arm or throw out my
:Faber Castell 2/83N (the Rolls Royce of slide rules).
:
:Have you seen the price of analogue meters? They're more expensive than
:digitals.


I just checked RS for an AVO model 8 Mk7 and it comes in at $2320 + gst.
http://australia.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=0653020
 
"T.T." <tonyt92@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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It was a beautiful piece of technology and I can't bring myself to throw
it out.

Hand it down as a family heirloom - one day it will be worth a fortune.
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