[ARC5] Dan Nelson: Excellent TV-7 Restoration

[Dan Osborne]

I wonder - by chance - does he restore TV-2C's ???

W5AFY

On 3/15/2019 2:52 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
> Wow ! He even has a specialized form for it?
>
>
> On Friday, March 15, 2019, 2:39:15 PM EDT, David Stinson 
> <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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 <mailto:djn at ieee.org>
> djn16 at cox.net <mailto:djn16 at cox.net>
> 480-814-8827
>
> 73 Dave S.
>
>
>
>
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