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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: miter53 on March 28, 2015, 07:56:57 PM

Title: Today's garage sale find
Post by: miter53 on March 28, 2015, 07:56:57 PM
Picked up this transistor tester and a couple of thousand Allen-Bradley 1/4 watt carbon comps for $13...

(http://imageshack.com/a/img538/2788/NVvduQ.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img908/1424/EV70VH.jpg)
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Post by: Leevibe on March 28, 2015, 08:00:00 PM
nice score!
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Post by: GrindCustoms on March 28, 2015, 08:00:26 PM
Man! That transistor tester, awesome grab you got there :)
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Post by: cooder on March 28, 2015, 08:38:39 PM
Woohoo nice score! 8)
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Post by: selfdestroyer on March 28, 2015, 08:39:31 PM
I love finds like that. Very cool indeed.

Cody
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Post by: playpunk on March 28, 2015, 08:43:11 PM
Sweet! Keeping the dream alive for the rest of us


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Post by: bela1961 on March 28, 2015, 09:19:31 PM
Have a tranny tester just like it, cost me more than $13.00 through. I had to rig a new battery set-up as the original d cell was soldered to the leads! There wasn't enough current to operate the tester but the battery still put out 1.5V, from 1969! They don't make em like they used to.
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Post by: micromegas on March 28, 2015, 09:24:02 PM
WOW!  Allen bradley's are cool and expensive! dig that tester too. no gutshot? :)
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Post by: chromesphere on March 28, 2015, 09:31:50 PM
nice score man!

I looked up 'transistor tester' in ebay (au) and i see its now a flood with cheap ass Chinese Peak Atlas component tester knock offs.  Matter of time i guess...Cant that country come up with anything original?  Or lasts longer then the time it takes to open the packet :)
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Post by: blearyeyes on March 28, 2015, 11:13:01 PM
Nice! Love it.
Title: Re: Today's garage sale find
Post by: miter53 on March 29, 2015, 12:32:29 AM
(http://imageshack.com/a/img540/5374/IMwvAi.jpg)

I just unsoldered the old batteries and soldered in two new ones. Found the manual on line and that's the factory instructions. Did a Deoxit on the pots and switches and it seems to work like a champ!

If anyone wants any carbon comps, PM me. I haven't really looked over all the values yet (I know there's a bunch of 100Ks). I've got more than I'll ever use.

Oh, and btw, the above photos were taken with my Nokia 1020 phone. I love to brag about my phone camera!