[R-390] 1968 EAC 390A

[Tom M.]

All the ones I've seen had the contract number marked out.

I think they were all over runs or QC repairs.

The one I got from Robert Edwards had very low and very high s.n.s in it,
indicating it may have been made from QC repairs.

Tom

--- Tom Norris <r390a at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Figured I'd raise more of a discussion over the civilian EAC '390A  
> (similar to that seen on Ebay).  It wasn't meant as strictly an ebay  
> subject, but a discussion of this particular sort of R-390A.
> 
> Seriously, while we've raised the issues of ballasts, end points and  
> gear rebuilds on a regular basis, this isn't a subject I've heard  
> discussed in some number of years. We've discussed other contract  
> years of note, but not mentioned much about the EAC end-run.
> 
> Looking at Tom Marcotte's s/n list, the high serial seen for these  
> seems to be near 118.  Anyone know how many of these were sold?  Were  
> these all repaired QC failures or were they simply the "tail end"  
> from the 1967 contract? Anything in particular different about these  
> units other than the front tag?
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> Tom NU4G
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