[ARC5] Dan Nelson: Excellent TV-7 Restoration

Sat Mar 23 17:39:09 EDT 2019

I still smirk when I think about the Hickok 752A I bought for $10 at the final National IRS auction in 92. I did the rework/recal and use it often. A friend in the 2 way radio business gave me a TV-7A when he stopped working on tube gear about 10 years ago. Havent touched it but it might be going on Fleabay soon to pay for something else.

Also have a TV-3 which needs a meter fixed and a roll chart, that was another freebie destined for Fleabay.

Time to thin the herd as I got way too much stuff and not enough time/ambition to deal with it.

Carl

> On March 15, 2019 at 4:11 PM Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com > wrote:
> 
> 
>     He is a good resource to know about. I have a TV-7 which
>     works fine but is quite beat up. I have two or three tube testers
>     but the TV-7 is my favorite. Next is a Weston. The Weston has the
>     advantage of testing both sides of dual tubes with the same
>     settings. I have the adaptors (home made) and settings for
>     testing compactrons on the TV-7, a very handy thing to have.
>     I bought the testers many years ago when they were considered
>     door stops. The current prices astonish me.
> 
>     On 3/15/2019 12:52 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 mailto: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 <mailto:djn at ieee.org mailto:djn at ieee.org >
> >         djn16 at cox.net mailto:djn16 at cox.net <mailto:djn16 at cox.net mailto:djn16 at cox.net >
> >         480-814-8827
> > 
> >         73 Dave S.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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