[R-390] Panel meters again

[Barry]

I wondered that myself.  All I know is I've ordered meters like these from them before and they were an exact mechanical fit.

Regards,
Barry - N4BUQ

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Raymond Cote" <bluegrassdakine at hotmail.com>
> To: "Barry" <n4buq at knology.net>
> Cc: "Grayson Evans" <wa4gvm at gmail.com>, "R390A" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 1:22:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Panel meters again
> 
> I went to the Leeds site to browse. What does the (rfe) mean inthe
> description?
> 
> Raymond Cote
> KD9CCZ
> Hurrah!
> My new "general" ham radio call sign
> 
> 
> > On Oct 29, 2014, at 10:17, Barry <n4buq at knology.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Of course, it would help if I had included the link... :(
> > 
> > http://leedsradio.com/parts-meters.html
> > 
> > Caveat: It appears Leeds is not open for business for a little while due to
> > moving locations (see their homepage).
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Barry - N4BUQ
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Barry" <n4buq at knology.net>
> >> To: "Grayson Evans" <wa4gvm at gmail.com>, "R390A" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10:13:00 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [R-390] Panel meters again
> >> 
> >> I believe the meters listed on this page are a direct fit in the panel.
> >> I've
> >> ordered from Leeds before and they were exact fits; however, I don't
> >> recall
> >> if they were the DeJur 112 (sold out) or the DeJur 131.
> >> 
> >> Don't know if they ship overseas (if you need that).
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> Barry - N4BUQ
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Grayson Evans" <wa4gvm at gmail.com>
> >>> To: "R390A" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 4:05:54 AM
> >>> Subject: [R-390] Panel meters again
> >>> 
> >>> I am looking for replacement panel meters for my 390A.  Not original, but
> >>> more modern meters that will fit the holes.
> >>> I notice there have been very long threads on this subject many years ago
> >>> (the thread I have is dated 1999, hundreds of posts), which really didn’t
> >>> seem to resolve much except the specs for the meters.
> >>> Wondering if anyone found a source they like lately.
> >>> (the meters on the restoration I am working on are in pretty bad shape,
> >>> but
> >>> I
> >>> am rebuilding them to keep as spares)
> >>> 
> >>> I found this company that makes a great looking replacement for the line
> >>> level meter, but I am not sure they are actually available:
> >>> http://www.sifammeters.com
> >>> 
> >>> ebay has a zillion sellers of various conventional analog meters, most
> >>> very
> >>> inexpensive, but didn’t see one I liked.  It is fairly easy to modify the
> >>> meter for the correct scale, and put a new printed scale on it (done it
> >>> many
> >>> times), if I can figure out the actual range of the meter movement (for
> >>> example a labeled 0-100V meter is probably a 0-1 ma meter movement with a
> >>> scaling resistor inside the case).
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Grayson
> >>> TA2ZGE - Ankara, Turkey
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> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
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