[Test-Equipment] WTB Hickok 209A VTVM

[Pete Lancashire]

If you look on the completed sales on Ebay, you can see 410's that sold for
less. It just take time. I've bought stuff for 1/10 the normal going rate
by being
persistent.

But .. if you not looking for absolute accuracy the Hickok is cool looking.

I looked at the manual on BAMA for the 209A and it doesn't even give
accuracy !!

I did find a 209C manual, 15 lbs wow !!! :-)

http://www.stevenjohnson.com/hickok/data/hickok-209c-manual.pdf

3% on DC/AC, my call is your looking at up to 5-10% unless you get it
calibrated.

Not uncommon on the TV/Radio market.

I'd take some time to check what the difference is between the A and C
versions,
if anything the C's manual looks a lot more 'complete'

And even though a small part of my T&M collection is tube based, I don't
use any
for making measurements.  Having a tube in the the probe for AC just asks
for
issues.

-pete











On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Brian Burns <brian at lessonsinlutherie.com>wrote:

> Hello Pete,
>
> ~ One can get a 5 digit HP 3478A for < $75 if you take your time and you
> can
> find a 427A one of the best analogue meters for under $50. If it has to
> have
> tubes, a 410B or the much improved 410C for around $100.
>
> Well, the big meter is attractive, as I don't see as well as I once did
> (I'm
> 74), but the prices I'm seeing for the 410B in working order are a lot
> closer to $200. I had a couple of HP VTVM's of the 400D type, but they both
> went pffft, and I didn't feel competent to try to fix them. The Hickok
> looks
> to be within my pay grade for repairing. Maybe I should be asking the list
> about the HP's.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Brian Burns
> <brian at lessonsinlutherie.com>wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm thinking of bidding on a clean looking Hickok 209A VTVM that's on
> > ebay, but it occurred to me that somebody on the test equipment list
> > might have one to sell. I would a lot rather do business with one of
> > you than take a chance on what I might get on the open market. If you
> > do have one for sale, or a 209C, you can contact me at:
> >
> >
> >
> > Toll free: 866-214-9472
> >
> >
> >
> > or
> >
> >
> >
> > brian at lessonsinlutherie.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> > Brian Burns
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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