[Test-Equipment] Lampkin 107C

[DW Holtman]

Larry,

Thank you for the information on the Lampkin, good stuff to know.

Best,
DW Holtman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Goodrich" <w9htk at iquest.net>
To: "Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment" 
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Lampkin 107C


>I bought one of these new back when they were current production, in about
> 1973 or so.  They are NOT accurate enough for commercial use, but for ham
> use they should be OK.  The only trouble I had was common, it was noisy 
> sig
> when turning the main tuning knob.  The cure is to remove the case, remove
> the straight wire spring that held the brush, carbon, down on the
> micrometer shaft.  It is the ground connection I think, any way it gets
> noisy.  Remove the wire spring, tip the unit upside down and retrieve the
> carbon pellet, and clean the shaft, through the hole, with a "Q" tip and
> rubbing alcohol, clean the pellet with a damp ""Q" tip, and reassemble.
> Let me know how it does.  Larry  W9HTK
>
>
>
>
> At 07:48 AM 2/4/08 -0700, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I recently bought one of these service monitors. An Ebay purchase that
> should be here tomorrow. Any thoughts as to it's quality, maintenance
> problems or general usefulness?
>>
>>Anyone know where I can locate a manual for it?
>>
>>Thank you in advance for all of your help.
>>
>>Best,
>>DW Holtman
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