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

[Barry]

I'll get some photos and post them.  The only "before" pictures are when the previous owner had it and it was in a pretty dirty condition at that time.

Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ

----- Original Message -----
> Any photos of it before and after the incident?
> I'm not familiar with that actual bridge.
> 
> 73,
> Sandy W5TVW
> 
> ---Original Message-----
> From: Pete Lancashire
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 1:18 PM
> To: Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment
> Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Anyone want a Marconi TF1313 LCR
> Bridge?
> 
> 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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