Interesting stuff Bob. By the way, when you said : "Do the old tongue test" (on the PP3 battery ), it immediately transported me back about 40 years to when I last did that !! You never forget that sensation !
Thanks for another great video Bob. That was nice of your sister to think of you like that and get that radio for you. I wish you and yours the best and hope you’ll be able to work on some of your things soon.
Thanks for the guided tour of your goodies. I think I have that LED version of the Simpson meter. It has the power transformer setup. If I remember correctly, it seems like it was a working unit when acquired and tested a few years ago. Currently its buried in all my of "need to go through" equipment and slated to be added to my bench eventually. =)
Your Simpson 467 was a 1980's type meter that was designed for the military. It would have come in an ABS plastic case with foam egg crate padding. Also included would have been some high quality test leads and a high voltage probe assembly as well as the service manual. The military model number was AN/PSM-45. It's actually a high quality and accurate instrument if working properly and calibrated.
Thank you for the information. I did some searching and found photos of the case and accessories. Very similar to the Fluke 27/FM with case and HV probe.
The Simpson meter is a pretty decent piece of equipment and hopefully there's not much wrong with it. The military manual goes into quite a bit more detail with regard to operations, although it doesn't have schematics. Military models also came with a (rather dubious looking) 5kV high voltage probe. (The Fluke 27/FM's 6kV probe is a lot nicer.) I have the military version and in spite of having been stored somewhere extremely damp, it's still spot on in every testing range. As for the EEVBlog 121GW, I'm a little less than impressed. Mine came with a piece of leftover metal behind one of the buttons and when I inquired about this, I was told to take it apart and inspect it myself. While generally fine on every other range, it's glacially slow in its AC+DC mode. Random note of very little importance: while watching this, I was resurrecting an Eico 680 transistor/circuit tester. I still have to repair the cut transistor testing leads and see what's up with the Rx10K testing range, but other than that, it is basically functional.
Wow, that is some really cool stuff there! That meter resembles a Fluke 8030A I restored a year or so ago. Very close in design. A recap, some resistors and a main fuse got it going. It came apart quite strangely and the circuit board opened up and folded flat. Very unique design. You might take a gander at my video on it. Not saying yours is the same at all though. Love the radio, that will be very cool restored!
Yes Sir, late 70s early 80s in Dublin Ireland. 3M, there was something similar in the workshop for copiers. RS or radionics were suppliers of such equipment at the time and it may of been a Fluke meter. Wonderful 🙂🇮🇪🍀
12:39 I observed that the brief illumination coincided exactly with the power light going out. I guess the beam was present before but either too dim to see or off to one side, I'd guess the right.
I have several 467's. The only thing I've ever seen fail is the LCD fades. Other then that never seen a dead one. The compact size is their best feature. I got a stack of 3 velcroed together in a stack.
One of these is in my 'most-used meter' category, together with an HP 410B, 410C, Heathkit IM-11, and Fluke 73 and 11. Another item in the case as an original accessory was a 10 amp current divider shunt.
Be a bit careful when changing the battery - if the unit is still on, and the battery is touched to the terminals backward, some electrolytics will charge backward, resulting in slow/inaccurate readings. If that happens, just let it sit without any battery for a week or so.
I had a similar issue on my Philips scope. The capacitor is in the switching power supply had to reform. Once that took place everything was fine. That was several years ago and it's still working
Simpson went through a period where the jacks on their product were inverted, or male. It’s odd, and makes it difficult for collectors, although iirc Simpson still sells compatible test cables, although they are pretty heckin’ expensive.
There are double-female adapters available. This was done before the ready availability of spring-shielded banana plugs, to aid in safety. A short length of copper or brass tube of the right diameter will serve as an adapter.
I have that Philco slant front radio. I haven't started restoration yet but plan to do a complete restore on it. The pushbuttons are available as reproduction but my button set is in very good condition. It has rubber-coated wiring and every wire needs to be replaced.
I know that Simpson meters have been a standard meter for years, and a side note Their volt ohm meter was used as the Tricorder on the original Star Trek series.
Bandersentv your utube videos are awesome my hobbys are painting pictures and lisining to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my ham license I have 4 shortwave receivers and lisn to music records and CDs
Well that was a surprisingly well designed Simpson 467 meter. Four sides of circuit boards. Philips scope is only 25 Mhz. Looks like a cheap copy of an analog HP. Another Philco 1939 model 30. Need eight push buttons and a set costs about $80 or so. Nice far in the future restorations.
Hmm. I can't seem to find those reproduction knobs. Renovated radios is back online with a new owner, but they only have the shorter knobs for 40/41 models. Where did see them for $80?
Interesting stuff Bob.
By the way, when you said : "Do the old tongue test" (on the PP3 battery ), it immediately transported me back about 40 years to when I last did that !! You never forget that sensation !
Still do it, will forevermore
You can test car batteries this way also, without (permanent) injury.
Thanks for another great video Bob. That was nice of your sister to think of you like that and get that radio for you. I wish you and yours the best and hope you’ll be able to work on some of your things soon.
Thanks for sharing Bob!
Thanks for the guided tour of your goodies. I think I have that LED version of the Simpson meter. It has the power transformer setup. If I remember correctly, it seems like it was a working unit when acquired and tested a few years ago. Currently its buried in all my of "need to go through" equipment and slated to be added to my bench eventually. =)
Your Simpson 467 was a 1980's type meter that was designed for the military. It would have come in an ABS plastic case with foam egg crate padding. Also included would have been some high quality test leads and a high voltage probe assembly as well as the service manual. The military model number was AN/PSM-45. It's actually a high quality and accurate instrument if working properly and calibrated.
A friend of mine from way back had one. Never seen another one since.
Thank you for the information. I did some searching and found photos of the case and accessories. Very similar to the Fluke 27/FM with case and HV probe.
Hey I just wanted to tell you I tried that green rust remover you soak stuff in and so far it’s saved me $100 in car parts. Thanks!!
The Simpson meter is a pretty decent piece of equipment and hopefully there's not much wrong with it.
The military manual goes into quite a bit more detail with regard to operations, although it doesn't have schematics. Military models also came with a (rather dubious looking) 5kV high voltage probe. (The Fluke 27/FM's 6kV probe is a lot nicer.) I have the military version and in spite of having been stored somewhere extremely damp, it's still spot on in every testing range.
As for the EEVBlog 121GW, I'm a little less than impressed. Mine came with a piece of leftover metal behind one of the buttons and when I inquired about this, I was told to take it apart and inspect it myself. While generally fine on every other range, it's glacially slow in its AC+DC mode.
Random note of very little importance: while watching this, I was resurrecting an Eico 680 transistor/circuit tester. I still have to repair the cut transistor testing leads and see what's up with the Rx10K testing range, but other than that, it is basically functional.
Wow, that is some really cool stuff there! That meter resembles a Fluke 8030A I restored a year or so ago. Very close in design. A recap, some resistors and a main fuse got it going. It came apart quite strangely and the circuit board opened up and folded flat. Very unique design. You might take a gander at my video on it. Not saying yours is the same at all though. Love the radio, that will be very cool restored!
Yes Sir, late 70s early 80s in Dublin Ireland. 3M, there was something similar in the workshop for copiers. RS or radionics were suppliers of such equipment at the time and it may of been a Fluke meter. Wonderful 🙂🇮🇪🍀
12:39 I observed that the brief illumination coincided exactly with the power light going out. I guess the beam was present before but either too dim to see or off to one side, I'd guess the right.
Well spotted. I'll start by checking the power supply
I have several 467's. The only thing I've ever seen fail is the LCD fades. Other then that never seen a dead one. The compact size is their best feature. I got a stack of 3 velcroed together in a stack.
One of these is in my 'most-used meter' category, together with an HP 410B, 410C, Heathkit IM-11, and Fluke 73 and 11. Another item in the case as an original accessory was a 10 amp current divider shunt.
Be a bit careful when changing the battery - if the unit is still on, and the battery is touched to the terminals backward, some electrolytics will charge backward, resulting in slow/inaccurate readings. If that happens, just let it sit without any battery for a week or so.
Xerox bought the rights to put their brand on some of them as their part number 600T1616. Common fare for copier techs in the '80s and '90s.
I had a similar issue on my Philips scope. The capacitor is in the switching power supply had to reform. Once that took place everything was fine. That was several years ago and it's still working
Thanks for the insight. I'll give it a try
Bandersentv your 1939 radio Receiver whth 3 bands is cool
Simpson went through a period where the jacks on their product were inverted, or male. It’s odd, and makes it difficult for collectors, although iirc Simpson still sells compatible test cables, although they are pretty heckin’ expensive.
There are double-female adapters available. This was done before the ready availability of spring-shielded banana plugs, to aid in safety. A short length of copper or brass tube of the right diameter will serve as an adapter.
Your sister is a sweetheart. Big sister? They always look out for their baby brother!
You got it.
I have that Philco slant front radio. I haven't started restoration yet but plan to do a complete restore on it. The pushbuttons are available as reproduction but my button set is in very good condition. It has rubber-coated wiring and every wire needs to be replaced.
I know that Simpson meters have been a standard meter for years, and a side note Their volt ohm meter was used as the Tricorder on the original Star Trek series.
Bandersentv in June 5 iam going with my cousin swap meet the Swap Meet in Milwaukee
I always like those 39 Philco's
Me too. It's a nice change from all the cathedral and tombstones.
Bandersentv your utube videos are awesome my hobbys are painting pictures and lisining to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my ham license I have 4 shortwave receivers and lisn to music records and CDs
Well that was a surprisingly well designed Simpson 467 meter. Four sides of circuit boards. Philips scope is only 25 Mhz.
Looks like a cheap copy of an analog HP. Another Philco 1939 model 30. Need eight push buttons and a set costs about
$80 or so. Nice far in the future restorations.
Hmm. I can't seem to find those reproduction knobs. Renovated radios is back online with a new owner, but they only have the shorter knobs for 40/41 models. Where did see them for $80?
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