[Boatanchors] URM-25D

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Phil,

There is a list dedicated to test equipment:

test-equipment at mailman.qth.net

You should try posting this there as well. A lot of test wizards on that
list!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Atchley" <beaconeer at sbcglobal.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:41 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] URM-25D


> Hi all,
>
> I'm just finishing up with the BC-224 overhaul for a friend (FINALLY!).
> This set was one royal pain in the backside as it had been very
> extensively modified, with VERY sloppy workmanship, and of course no
> docs.   I mentioned this to the owner.  He was aware of that, he got it
> that way.  Anyway, ALL the oil filled cans were replaced as some were
> leaking and gooey.  With all it's 'extra' holes this set will never be a
> collectors item, but the owner said just put it in good electrical
> order, so I did.
>
> Anyway, that's not the topic of this message.  After the BC-224 has gone
> "home to papa" I plan to service a URM-25D signal generator that I have
> sitting here (I haven't yet plugged it in).  This will fill a big gap in
> my test gear.   The case, sans lid,  is quite beat up.  Apparently the
> edges were bent bad enough that it couldn't be removed from the case and
> had to be straightened out before I got it (some spring snaps are
> missing too).  I took it out of the case and it appears to be in
> otherwise good condition and worth fixing up.
>
> QUESTIONS:
> 1.  Does anybody have a case and lid in fair to good condition, perhaps
> from a junked out unit?  Price shipped to California 95348?  (I won't be
> ready for it for awhile yet anyway).
>
> 2.  Once before somebody directed me to a site where there was some good
> repair info on these, I lost the link.
>
> 3.  This one was made by MFR 66150.  Who is that please?
>
>
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