[Hallicrafters] Info on Simpson 260-6XLP

Charlie T pincon at erols.com
Sat Feb 17 12:15:19 EST 2018


Anybody out there have some service info on the Simpson 260-6XLP meters?

I've been on a ½ dozen sites including a couple directly from Simpson
Electric, and while I can find this info on their meters going back before
the Civil War (just kidding, but they DO go back to early 40's, before the
260 was even introduced) all I can find is a "user/instruction" manual on
this newer meter which, on the later versions of the manual, doesn't even
have a schematic.
At least, that much I have.

In particular, I need a real service manual type information that has
component locations and data on which pot to tweak to calibrate what
parameter. 

Please note the -6XLP versions of the 260 meter is NOT a regular 260, so the
internal component layout is only vaguely similar with a Simpson 260.

The main advantage of this version is that it has two "low-power" Ohmmeter
scales than only put about 100 mV across a DUT, such that SS devices will
not conduct and alter a resistance reading.

Physically, these meters are in a thermo-plastic case with squarer corners
rather than the older (easy to break) Bakelite case with rounder corners.
I could use a junker if you happen to have one, working or not.

And yes, I KNOW the fancy Flukes are good, but I like an analog meter!

Thanks Charlie k3ICH






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