My Sanwa analogue multimeter has died.

[T.T.]

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

 

[Don McKenzie]

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

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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[Trevor Wilson]

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.

 

[Phil Allison]

"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_6381...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

 

[T.T.]

"T.T."

** Not a Sanwa N501D by any chance ?

http://pics.ricardostatic.ch/2_6381...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.

 

[Phil Allison]

"T.T."

Not quite that upmarket. It is a CX-505.

http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~ja5dbe/sokuteiki/tester.jpg



.... Phil

 

[David Ross]

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

 

[T.T.]

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.
My ugly, nameless DMM does anything I need, except to trigger floods of
nostalgia.

 

[Mick DaDik]

Donny,

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

Is that why you dont invite me around anymore..

=8-(

Mik

 

[Don McKenzie]

Donny,


Is that why you dont invite me around anymore..

=8-(

Mik

which one were you Mick?



Cheers Don...

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[Ross Herbert]

: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

 

[SFD]

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.