[Milsurplus] "condenser cleaners"

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

A surplus house in downtown Manhattan used to give out grid leak pans with each sale. This was from the early 70's so I don't recall the store name.

Thay also gave out a quarter size wood disc inscribed with Ohms law.

I still have both somewhere...

73,

Mike N2MS

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Feher <n4fs at eozinc.com>
To: KA1KAQ' 'Todd <ka1kaq at gmail.com>, 'Michael Bittner' <mmab at cox.net>
Cc: jfor at quik.com, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net, 'Ralph Cameron' <ramcam at magma.ca>
Sent: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:43:28 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] "condenser cleaners"

The grid leak pans were shorter than the grid leak resistors. They were
intended to go around the glass portion, or other insulating material,
around the resistor, so as not to short the end contacts, and be able to
collect the "leak" in the pan. They were just a joke given out by sales
reps. I am sure there is even a photo of one in an early QST. The few that
advertised it, and had customers actually buy it, had a real laugh. I know I
have a few. 73 - Mike

Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell, NJ, 07731
732-886-5960