[ARC5] Dan Nelson: Excellent TV-7 Restoration

[David Stinson]

Set-aside some of the tax-extortion refund to have
one
of my TV-7 Tube Testers professionally restored.
Sent it to Mr. Dan Nelson in Chandler, AZ.
Got it back yesterday.

Very impressed!  This TV-7 was a real train-wreck.
Lots of problems and looked like it had been
through 
a hot war.  He said he would do what he could with

the case.  I told him "test equipment is like 
a good spouse- loyalty is more important than
pretty."

What I got back looks splendid.  Dan even did the 
"elbow grease" to remove the years of spray paint
and
crud to get down to the original finish.
It's beautiful.  All the worn-out sockets and
busted
parts are replaced with new.  The "sticky" meter
has
been replace.  Overload-burnt parts and hack-job 
"repairs" have been replaced and corrected.  
It works like new.  Dan's craftsmanship is
top-shelf.
He included an invoice and description of the work
done with full details and a page of performance
tests:
https://tinyurl.com/yy7caeod

Dan's service is not "cheap."  Base charge for a
list
of standard items is $250 plus parts and shipping.
But consider this:  A TV-7 in this excellent
condition
commonly sells on Ebay for $800-$900.  Even if you

need a new meter ($140) and major repairs so that 
the total is $450 or more, that's still an
excellent
return on your investment.  I'd buy things for 
$450 I could sell for $900 all day and all night.

Dan's contact information:

Daniel Nelson 
1084 E. Senate Circle
Chandler, AZ  85225
djn at ieee.org
djn16 at cox.net
480-814-8827

73 Dave S.




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