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

[Pete Lancashire]

Here are a few picts from the Web

http://www.richardsradios.co.uk/tf1313a.html

manual

https://sites.google.com/site/marconiinstrumentslimited/tf1313a-universal-bridge

-pete

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Barry <n4buq at knology.net> wrote:
> 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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