[Boatanchors] More ARC stuff

[jeremy-ca]

Im interested in the Megger Ray. It was used aboard ship to check the 
leakage of the antenna insulators. If it didnt pass a certain reading an ET 
had to climb the mast, shinny out the yardarm and wash down the insulators 
from salt spray. I enjoyed doing that as Ive never had a fear of heights.
The megger was cranked to provide a voltage of 250-500V at very low current 
but it could also give you a nice bite. We ET's used to play some jokes on 
the RM's and deck apes and watch them jump!

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RAY FRIESS" <rayfrijr at msn.com>
To: "boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "FLBOATANCHORS" 
<FLBOATANCHORS at yahoogroups.com>; "FORSALE" <FORSALE-SWAP at MAILMAN.QTH.NET>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 6:00 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] More ARC stuff


Folks:
If you havent heard back from me on the ARC stuff, please be patient.  I did 
not anticipate the interest that has been expressed.  I am trying to get 
back to all of you in between school at night and work during the day, 
honey-dos, etc.

MEANWHILE, I did come across a few more units in the load of stuff we picked 
up.  As soon as I can get model numbers, I will post them here.  Again, if 
no interest, they will go to the curb on Friday afternoon.

I have come across two pieces of test equipment I thought I'd let you know 
about to see if anyone is interested.  One is labeled TS-15A/AP.  It is a 
flux meter.  Now I've been a ham since the late 60s and I must admit I don't 
have the faintest idea what a flux meter is or does.  If you do and are 
interested, let me know.

The other piece has a name plate on it that says Vibrotest.  U.S. Navy Type 
Model 218.  The meter inside is labeled MEGOHMS.   I'm told it was called a 
MEGGER, but again, you got me what it was used for.  The word VIBROTEST 
conjures up thoughts of a vibrator tester, but that's just my uneducated 
thought.  Maybe someone can educate me as well as put a few dollars in my 
pocket (HI HI).

Again, I am not trying to get into a bidding war.  Would prefer to see these 
sold to someone who collects or can use or restore them.  So, I'm not going 
to ask for "the E place" prices.  I'm not even going to list them there 
because I want to move them to someone's home as quick as I can who can make 
use of them one way or another.  So, I will dicker, but I won't get into a 
bidding war.
If you are interested in these two units, give me an idea of what you think 
a fair price is and we can, if necessary, haggle a bit to dot the I's and 
cross the T's.

Someone has referred me to a site where they give general price ranges for 
old military equipment, but I must admit I havent looked yet, I'm trusting 
the group here.  After all, if you can't trust a fellow ham, then the world 
has become a pretty darn p-poor place.

Ray  wa7itz
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