A selection of old Radio Equipment

Thursday, 27 June 2013

AVO Universal Measuring Bridge Type 1




AVO Universal Measuring Bridge Type 1

Bench mounted Measuring Bridge

Manufacturer :- Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Co, Douglas Street, London

Brand :-AVO

Power :- External Main supply 240VAC

Ranges:-

Resistance:- 6 Ranges 0.1Ώ to 1000MΏ Accuracy ±1% at mid scale
Capacitance:- 6 Ranges 1pF to 1000µF Accuracy ±1% at mid scale
Inductance:- 6 Ranges 1mH to 1000H Accuracy ±2% at mid scale

Fully functional and used
Source:- My own collection
Donated by the son of a deceased colleague


AVO Signal generator Type T.F.M.





AVO Signal generator Type TFM

Bench mounted Signal generator

Manufacturer :- Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Co, Douglas Street, London

Brand :-AVO

Power :- External Main supply 240VAC


Ranges:- 8 Frequency ranges
Modulation AM and FM
Approx 8Mhz to 200Mhz higher on harmonics
  
Fully functional and used

Source:- My own collection
Donated by the son of a deceased colleague


Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Micronta (Tandy) Digital Multimeter Model 22-198A

 

 
Micronta (Tandy) Digital Multimeter Model 22-198A
A medium sized hand held/bench Digital multimeter

Manufacturer:- Not Known, Custom Made for (Radio shack, Tandy UK )

Brand:- Micronta

Power :- Internal dry battery 9V, PP3 type
Sensitivity:DC or AC:1.5MΏ /volt


Ranges:-
  DC Voltage:0- 1000 volts
  AC Voltage:0-1000 volts
  DC Current:0- 2A
  Resistance: 0-20Meg 
  
Fully functional, Not used, retained for curiosity
Source:- My own collection
Donated by the son of a deceased colleague 

 

Micronta (Tandy) Multimeter Model 22-204B



Micronta (Tandy) Multimeter Model 22-204B
A medium sized hand held/bench analogue multimeter

Manufacturer:- Not Known, Custom Made for (Radio shack, Tandy UK )

Brand:- Micronta

Power :- Internal dry batteries 1.5V AA
Sensitivity:DC: 50,000Ώ /volt or 25,000Ώ /volt    AC:10,000Ώ /volt or 5,000Ώ /volt



Ranges:-
  DC Voltage:0-125mV - 1000 volts
  AC Voltage:0-1000 volts
  DC Current:  0-25microA -10A
  Resistance: 0-20Meg 
  Decibels:  -20 to + 62 
Fully functional, Not used, retained for curiosity



Source:- My own collection
Donated by the son of a deceased colleague 

 

AVO Multimeter Model 72



AVO Multimeter Model 72
A small hand held analogue multimeter

Manufacturer :- Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Co, Douglas Street, London

Brand :-AVO

Power :- Internal dry batteries 1.5V AA and 15 V
Sensitivity:- DC 20,000 ohm/V & AC 1000 ohm/V.

Ranges:- DC: 0-1000 Volts AC: 0-1000 Volts ; Ohms: Ώx1- Ώx100 - Ώx10k
DC Current 0,05-1000 mA.

Fully functional, Not used, retained for curiosity
Source:- My own collection
Donated by retired Electrician

Monday, 3 June 2013

The Seesure Transistor tester




The Seesure Transistor tester

I don’t know a lot about this it runs from an external low voltage DC supply
and the control adjusted till the lamp changes then the hfe is read from the scale


Power:- External 9V
measuring:- hfe 5- 500 ?
Type:-  both NPN & PNP transistors

Does work ? Not used, retained for curiosity

Source:- My own collection 
Purchased  from Telford Rally 1980's


Sunday, 2 June 2013

Jay-Jay, Inductance box





Jay-Jay, Inductance box 
 
Manufacturer:- Educational Measurements Ltd, Warsash, Southampton
Brand :- Jay-Jay Instruments
type:- L3
Description:- 3 x 10 position Inductance knobs (Inductance in Henrys)
x 10-1 @ 30mA
x 10-2 @ 50mA
x 10-3 @ 70mA

still in use for Calibration and design of equipment

Source:- My own collection
Purchased  from Wythall Rally late 1990's



Jay-Jay, Resistance decade box






Jay-Jay, Resistance decade box

Manufacturer:- Educational Measurements Ltd, Bitterne , Southampton
Brand :- Jay-Jay Instruments
type:- 1
Description:- 4 x 10 position resistance knobs
Ω x 10000@ 7mA
Ω x 1000 @20mA
Ω x100 @70mA
Ω x10 @100ma

still in use for Calibration of equipment

Source:- My own collection
Purchased  from Wythall Rally late 1990's

Micronta Signal Injector SI-100


Tandy (Micronta) Signal Injector 
 
Use:- hand held unit for injecting test signals into circuits
Power:-   2 x AA cells 
Output:- Wide frequency output range from Audio to high RF on harmonics 
 
Now still used for quickness

Source:- My own collection 
Purchased  from Tandy own store in Wednesbury,  1980's

Monday, 27 May 2013

Eagle Transistor tester Model TT145



Eagle Transistor tester TT145

For testing Transistors both PNP & NPN transistors, measuring current gain, Alpha, Beta & Ico
may also be used to test diodes, forward & reverse

better suited to long lead devices,


Power:- internal 9V battery, PP3 range 
Internal :- resistor bank with meter and appropriate switching
Test connection:- via 4mm plug lead set or “push in” type connector,
Made by:- TTC Quality Electronics
Country:- Japan  late 60;s early 70's

Product manual


 
Brand:-also branded as TTC C3022 & Alcron 22

Now modified for testing SMT transistors

Source:- My own collection 
Purchased  from Drayton Manor Rally 1980's

Friday, 24 May 2013

Eagle K 200 FET Vom







Eagle K200 (Field effect transistor) FET VOM

FET VOM. K-200 - Kyoritsu, Tokyo


Ranges:
DC volts 0–1000 V;
Direct current : 0–300 µA, 0–300 mA;
AC voltage: 0–1000 V;
Max 0–2800 V;
dB -25,2 +62 dB ,      0 dB = 1 mW into 600 Ω 
Alternating current (AC ): 0–300 µA, 0–300 mA;
:Resistance measurement 0–500 MΩ 7 Ranges





Brand:- Eagle also branded Kyoritsu. Both marked with model number K-200

These were made in Japan around 1970

condition :-Working fine little used 
 


Source:- My own collection 
 Purchased  from Wythall Rally  00's

Eagle SG70 Signal Generator



Eagle SG70 Signal Generator
  
Up to 500 MHz in six bands, higher with harmonics
Facility for internal or external modulation
Facility for external Crystal
220 - 240 Volts AC supply.
Two valves 12BH7 Similar to EEC81 series) 6AR5 (Similar to 6AQ5)
HT rectifier is a Silicon Rectifier.,
These were made in Japan around 1970. 

I now use this just for testing Crystals 


Circuit for  the Eagle SG70



Source:- My own collection 
 Purchased  from Wythall Rally  00's