[Test-Equipment] Anyone want a Marconi TF1313 LCR Bridge?

[Barry]

The big dial and the upside-down meter were kind of what drew me to this thing in the first place.  While it wasn't a museum piece, it was in very nice condition.  It really was a sad day for me to discover what all had been damaged by that incident.  I really cleaned out the spray cans from the shop after that and the ones that remain are in a sealed box.

Yeah, as big as it is, shipping is the killer (although it's not all that heavy compared to some of my boatanchors).  Someone would really have to want it.  I just can't bear to put it out to the curb, though, and I don't want to cannibalize it just to sell a few parts.  If I don't get any nibbles, I'll put it on eBay but even then I'm not too hopeful of a sale.

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ

----- Original Message -----
> Totally forgot to add upside down meters :-)
> 
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Pete Lancashire
> <pete at petelancashire.com> wrote:
> > If my benches were not full, it would be fun to have. Its specs are
> > not that bad. Sadly the shipping
> > is a killer. Maybe post it on a couple of the Yahoo groups ?
> >
> > Industrial Design Observation ... Why did Marconi have to use such
> > big
> > dials on their stuff
> > from that era ? You should see a couple of the signal generators !
> >
> > -pete
> >
> > PS All my chemicals are now either in the garage or only used on
> > the
> > back porch. I was touching up
> > on old Tek side panel and the nozzle jammed full open. In the few
> > seconds it took me to toss the can
> > into the trash can there was blue paint everywhere.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Barry <n4buq at knology.net> wrote:
> >> I have a Marconi TF1313 bridge that I'd like to basically get rid
> >> of.  I bought it about a year ago and had gone through it with
> >> the intent of restoring it.  I cleaned it up and replaced several
> >> parts and it worked well on C.  L and R seemed to need some work
> >> but had intended to address those.
> >>
> >> While it was on my desk, I had a spray can of paint stripper
> >> explode and splatter a large area of my workshop with its
> >> contents (I didn't discover this until a few days later).  I had
> >> it looking so good and working better than it was so I was pretty
> >> heartbroken.  Lots of other equipment on the desk took damage as
> >> well.
> >>
> >> The 1313 took the brunt of the splatter.  Amazingly, the paint
> >> they used was mostly impervious to the stripper.  The lettering
> >> is now faded just a bit (mostly due to my attempts to try to
> >> clean the stripper residue off).  The major damage is to the
> >> plastic dial face.  It is damaged beyond repair.
> >>
> >> I think the same dial cover is used on a few of the models so
> >> perhaps its possible someone may have a donor.  Otherwise,
> >> someone might be able to craft a replacement out of clear
> >> plastic.
> >>
> >> At any rate, my workshop arrangements have changed and I no longer
> >> will have a place to work on these things and really need to move
> >> this on.  I'll listen to any offers - I just don't want to set it
> >> out to the trash.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Barry - N4BUQ
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