Vintage eBay frequency counter question

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bitrex

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Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649>

Asking price is too high either way IMO
 
On 7/10/2017 9:46 AM, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO
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There's cheaper alternatives to waste your time/money on.
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/B-K-precision-520-MHZ-frequency-counter-/322577742771?hash=item4b1b21bbb3:g:3vkAAOSwVJhZWr8z>



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On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 10:47:03 AM UTC-4, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Asking price is too high either way IMO
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Rode hard and put away wet...

Short answer is a resounding NO.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
 
In article <CrM8B.143823$np2.14071@fx06.iad>,
bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net says...
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Asking price is too high either way IMO
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Unless it is for some collection, I would send it off to the scrap heap.
I would not even think about paying the postage if it was given to me.

Some old things are worth playing with if you have nothing else to do.
I don't think this is even one of those.
 
On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO
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Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.

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On 07/10/2017 11:20 AM, pfjw@aol.com wrote:
On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 10:47:03 AM UTC-4, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Asking price is too high either way IMO

Rode hard and put away wet...

Short answer is a resounding NO.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
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I appreciate the sanity-check ;-)
 
On 07/10/2017 11:51 AM, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.
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It's got like, toobs, man. They sound warm
 
On 10/07/2017 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO
Click to expand...

If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
clock , with a wow factor
 
On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:10:39 +0100, N_Cook wrote:

On 10/07/2017 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-
Click to expand...
Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%
3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649>
Asking price is too high either way IMO
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Deffo.

If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
clock , with a wow factor
Click to expand...

Nice idea that.
 
On 07/10/2017 12:21 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:10:39 +0100, N_Cook wrote:

On 10/07/2017 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-
Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%
3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Deffo.


If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
clock , with a wow factor

Nice idea that.
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Meh, I could buy a couple dozen good Soviet planned-economy
strong-like-bear NOS nixies for that price.
 
On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:51:34 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
<email@here.invalid> wrote:

On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.
Click to expand...

Steampunk conversions are more interesting:
<https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+computer&tbm=isch>

Take a closer look at red plastic in the panel on the photos. It
kinda looks like those are Nixie tubes behind the plastic. That could
make it some kind of collectors item. I assume that it does't work
since the seller didn't bother plugging it in. So, you could modify
it into a large Nixie tube digital clock and power line frequency
meter, or just forget about it because it's far too much work.

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On 07/10/2017 01:40 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:51:34 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
email@here.invalid> wrote:

On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


Asking price is too high either way IMO

Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.

Steampunk conversions are more interesting:
https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+computer&tbm=isch

Take a closer look at red plastic in the panel on the photos. It
kinda looks like those are Nixie tubes behind the plastic. That could
make it some kind of collectors item. I assume that it does't work
since the seller didn't bother plugging it in. So, you could modify
it into a large Nixie tube digital clock and power line frequency
meter, or just forget about it because it's far too much work.
Click to expand...

On closer inspection it looks like it's missing a backplane card too.
Who knows where one would find a replacement...
 
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