bargain

[telectrix]

picked this up last week at a car boot for £2. not for inspection/test sheets, but a little gem for fault finding. label says supplied new 1979.

 

[7029 dave]

I had one of them, great meter, 500v ir tester ?

 

[telectrix]

yep. and ohms.

 

[OhmElectrical]

Looks like the one the guy who mentored me through my apprenticeship had,
He had all kinds of stuff like that was gonna give me when he retired but he forgot and I felt rude to ask as he has given me everything he knew already

 

[Knobhead]

What are you mucking about with a meter for? You’ve got more ale to drink haven’t you?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

picked this up last week at a car boot for £2. not for inspection/test sheets, but a little gem for fault finding. label says supplied new 1979.

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Tel was showing me this.....

i think there was a loop tester as well in your garage wasn`t there Tel?...

 

[R G]

I have got an old Seaward one knocking around somewhere...

 

[Guest77]

I had one of them, great meter, 500v ir tester ?

Me too

 

[Geordie Spark]

picked this up last week at a car boot for £2. not for inspection/test sheets, but a little gem for fault finding. label says supplied new 1979.

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Very nice but I prefer to look at the nice collection of bottles.

 

[jimmymac]

I've got one of those old wiggington meters if anybody is interested, don't want a lot for it, just want it to go to someone that used to use them and would appreciate it...PM me

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I've got one of those old wiggington meters if anybody is interested, don't want a lot for it, just want it to go to someone that used to use them and would appreciate it...PM me

you mean the wiggleston `wiggy`?

its a solenoid tester:



first appeared in the 1920s...i think..

 

[davesparks]

Looks useful!

I can't be dealing with that digital nonsense for fault finding, I've got an analogue insulation resistance tester for that!

 

[1stfix2ndfix]

How come this is such a gem for fault finding tel?

 

[jimmymac]

you mean the wiggleston `wiggy`?

its a solenoid tester:

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first appeared in the 1920s...i think..

That's the one Glenn, the one I've got is dated 1979, that's the year before I was born! Do you want it?

 

[telectrix]

How come this is such a gem for fault finding tel?

beacause. 1. small and compact. easier than farting about with MFT up a ladder or confined space.2. seeing that needle move and not fart about gives a good indication of how severe the fault is. 3. batteries last for months. 4. not a great loss if you drop it ( but it will survive a lot more rough treatment than a MFT.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

I also got a bargain on an old insulation tester, not too different to yours - top brand, analogue, portable*, probably last another century....

*Caution: discharge before handling. Remove valves before retracting insulators. Keep oilfilled transformers upright. Control panel not shown, approx total weight 2cwt.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I also got a bargain on an old insulation tester, not too different to yours - top brand, analogue, portable*, probably last another century....

*Caution: discharge before handling. Remove valves before retracting insulators. Keep oilfilled transformers upright. Control panel not shown, approx total weight 2cwt.

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Two pints of Newcastle Exhibition bonny lad ... quick as ye like!!!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Does it come with a shoulder strap?

 

[Lucien Nunes]

No, but it does have a bench seat for the control console

 

[7029 dave]

I also got a bargain on an old insulation tester, not too different to yours - top brand, analogue, portable*, probably last another century....

*Caution: discharge before handling. Remove valves before retracting insulators. Keep oilfilled transformers upright. Control panel not shown, approx total weight 2cwt.

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Looks like Frankenstein's laboratory Lucien, great, would love to come an visit your museum.