[Boatanchors] Wanted, Manual for Simpson 260 Series 5

[ELDIM]

OKAY.  HERE IS THE ORIGINAL REPLY.
DID ANYONE RECEIVE THIS ONE PRIOR TO NOW.

73,
Glen Galati, KA7BOJ
Tacoma, WA
eldim at att.net
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: eldim at att.net 
  To: WA5CAB at cs.com ; test-equipment at mailman.qth.net ; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net ; boatanchors at theporch.com 
  Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 2:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Wanted, Manual for Simpson 260 Series 5


  Hello Robert & Crew,

  The Simpson Series 5 must be a  TEXAS  special "LIMITED EDITION" model .  I remember predominately the Series 3 and the Series 6.  I do have a lot of the different manuals and since you have perked my interest level, I'll have to take a look at my stash of meters. I used to rebuild a lot of those and the TRIPLETT 630 Series as well. When I find time I sure enjoy piecing them back together.  I wonder if Simpson ever kept records of how many of each series that they made. My first meter that I purchased was a a really nice 260 Series 3 from WALTER ASH RADIO in St. Louis, Mo. when I retured from the Phillippines in October of 1963. It was a repo but in mint condition.  I think I paid $29.00 or there about!  I believe that I still have that meter somewhere on one of my many work benches.  My main bench at the house has a 260 Series 7M.which is my favorite analog meter plus I have a TRIPLETT 630-N at the shop which I love because it can take 6 KV on  both AC or DC.   I have a lot of new meter front panels for the 270-M  Series 3 which I have never seen floating around the surplus circles. It fits the 260 Series 3 to the "T" but without the internal component accuracy.  I also have quite a few new Series 260 Series 6 XLP Meter fronts that are the box types.  In any event I'll check my stash of manuals and see what I turn up.  One of my thoughts on this subject was after working on these  wonderful meters was that I could not believe how many variants there were in the internal electronics, layout, etc. It sure made repairing them a challenge. 

  73,

  Glen Galati, KA7BOJ

  Tacoma, WA

  eldim at worldnet.att.net


    -------------- Original message from WA5CAB at cs.com: -------------- 


    > Groups, 
    > 
    > Most of my Simpson 260's are Series 5's. And the three different 260 manuals 
    > that I have are not. Prefer original but would take copy. One of my 5's has 
    > a problem in the ohmmeter circuit and there seem to be enough differences 
    > between the Series 3 and the Series 6P that I have the manuals on and the Series 
    > 5 that I'm not sure what value component to use to fix the problem. ZIP is 
    > 77043 or see QRZ.COM. 
    > 
    > 73 
    > Robert Downs - Houston 
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