[Hallicrafters] TV 2 Military tube tester

[Barry H]

Well John, as long as you're going to use it to test tubes in Hallicrafters radios, a brief comment and assist is probably OK here.

Some say the TV-2 can best be described having been designed with the masochist in mind.  It's a good machine, but rather imposing with those five or six meters -- I lost count. It's a bit difficult to concentrate on one at a time with all the others staring at you.

Not the most user-friendly interface, but not that bad when you get used to it.  A lot of the designs went in the direction of making it simpler and less error prone to set up for a test.  This one went the other way.  I believe they were designed by Hickok but made by an assortment of manufacturers. I forgot who made mine.

There's plenty of free downloads available of manuals and additional tube charts - -three I know of offhand:

The bama site -- here's the mirror site for it:  http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/miltest/tv2/

The Army's Logsa Site -- start off with https://www.logsa.army.mil and you go from there to electronic documents.  There are five or size manuals after you search on "TV-2" under "title contains". Some may be the same as the ones on bama.

Finally, there's Nolan Lee's Boatanchor web pages.  http://www.acadiacom.net/nlee/

Before he disappeared, Nolan compiled a supplement and restroked the whole roll chart.

That should keep you busy for a while.  Don't try to read it all in one sitting -- the plot is a little thin. 

Just be careful and double check what you're doing.  TV-2's are impressive, but may be fragile or punish you by burning up your tubes. As with any tester, you don't want to proceed with a quality test before checking fully for shorts.  Also, it may be due for some maintenance.

Barry













-- John King <k5pgw at yahoo.com> wrote:
Howdy folks!! Having just acquired a TV 2 tube tester,
I WILL USE TO TEST TUBES IN HALLICRAFTERS RADIOS, I
would like to hear from those of you familar with the
various military tube testers. How do the various
models compare and what do you think of the TV-2? Was
it made by Hickok? Any tips for use? Is there a tech
manual for the TV-2, and if so, where might one be
obtained? It has the roll chart with it. 

If weight equals quality, it is a good one!! HI!! HI!!

Please respond directly. I don't want to  ANGER anyone
who might be sensitive to INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC
DISCOURSE!!! Thanks and 73, John, K5PGW  (a Ham long
enough to know that there is no "bleed over" on the
Amateur Bands)


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