[NJARC] Flea Market Meanderings....

[John Ruccolo]

Hi Al,

Thanks for the feedback. That's about what I figrued.

I already downloaded the brochure.

I also have a gizmo called the Hickok 156 "Indicating Traceometer" (what a name!) that appears to be the same concept, but with *5* meters instead of a single meter and 4 eye tubes.

I suspect that these "all-in-one radio-repair-shop" gadgets were not very successful commercially. Although I've seen other Chanalysts over the years, I've never seen another of these Hickoks.

The Chanalyst would look good in a "static" display of a 1940s repair shop. 

JR


--- On Fri, 8/29/08, Al Klase <al at ar88.net> wrote:

> From: Al Klase <al at ar88.net>
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Flea Market Meanderings....
> To: jr6v6gt at yahoo.com, "New Jersey Antique Radio Club" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:22 AM
> Hi John,
> 
> There's a brochure on BAMA 
> http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/rca/chanalyst/
> 
> I had one of these years ago.  It's an interesting
> concept, but if you 
> have a DVM and a good scope, you get bored with it pretty
> quickly.  All 
> measurements are made by adjusting a pot to just close an
> eyetube, then 
> reading the value from the pot.  In addition to the other
> functions, it 
> has a wattage indicator that verifies that the device under
> test is not 
> pulling more power from the AC line than it should.
> 
> Al
> 
> John Ruccolo wrote:
> > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Today at the Columbus Flea Market I picked up an
> original 78 RPM record of "Rock Around the Clock"
> by Bill Haley and his Comets. Believe it or not, it says on
> the label, "Fox Trot Vocal Chorus by Bill Haley"
> > Fox Trot??? OH BROTHER! I guess the record company did
> *not* know what they had!
> >
> > I also picked up an RCA/Rider Chanalyst (it was
> cheap). Has anybody actually ever repaired a radio with one
> of these gadgets? I wonder if it really sped up the repair
> process "back in the day." Does anybody have a
> manual? I'll see if I can download it from BAMA or
> somewhere. Any user experiences would be welcome.
> Worst-case, I got four eye tubes.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
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