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From: Jim Hawkins on 14 Nov 2007 15:05
I have an Avometer Model 8 in excellent condition except for some corrosion
in the battery compartment.
Before I have a go at stripping the compartment out and either cleaning or
replacing the corroded bits, has anyone any tips on doing this ? Any
sources of replacement battery compartments ?

Jim Hawkins





From: N Cook on 14 Nov 2007 15:40
Jim Hawkins <jimhawkins(a)manx.net> wrote in message
news:WxI_i.109738$PQ6.22347(a)newsfet01.ams...
> I have an Avometer Model 8 in excellent condition except for some
corrosion
> in the battery compartment.
> Before I have a go at stripping the compartment out and either cleaning or
> replacing the corroded bits, has anyone any tips on doing this ? Any
> sources of replacement battery compartments ?
>
> Jim Hawkins
>
>
>
>
>

AFAIK the 30V? batteries for the high R range are unavailable anwhere, so
you may as well clean out and convert the housing to take a couple of
photographic 15V? batteries plus the 1.5V one

--
Diverse Devices, Southampton, England
electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on
http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/




From: Baron on 14 Nov 2007 15:52
Jim Hawkins wrote:

> I have an Avometer Model 8 in excellent condition except for some
> corrosion in the battery compartment.
> Before I have a go at stripping the compartment out and either
> cleaning or
> replacing the corroded bits, has anyone any tips on doing this ? Any
> sources of replacement battery compartments ?
>
> Jim Hawkins

AVO in Dover still carry spares as do Farnell in Leeds.

--
Best Regards:
Baron.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 15 Nov 2007 04:43
In article <fhh053$o4m$1(a)inews.gazeta.pl>,
N Cook <diverse8(a)gazeta.pl> wrote:
> Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4f41db8a14dave(a)davenoise.co.uk...
> > In article <WxI_i.109738$PQ6.22347(a)newsfet01.ams>,
> > Jim Hawkins <jimhawkins(a)manx.net> wrote:
> > > I have an Avometer Model 8 in excellent condition except for some
> > > corrosion in the battery compartment. Before I have a go at
> > > stripping the compartment out and either cleaning or replacing the
> > > corroded bits, has anyone any tips on doing this ? Any sources of
> > > replacement battery compartments ?
> >
> > They are still available new (at a price) so I'd guess AVO will supply
> > spares.

> Does anyone pay 800 GBP plus VAT for a new Avo 8 ?

I'd guess they must otherwise they wouldn't be listed. Perhaps only for
display purposes, though. I can't remember when last I used mine. I have a
smaller analogue unit I use on old stuff where the readings call for a
10,000 ohms per volt one.

> I was forgetting the later ones use an inverter from the 1.5V

Makes sense.

--
*He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Arfa Daily on 15 Nov 2007 05:05

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4f421189bedave(a)davenoise.co.uk...
> In article <fhh053$o4m$1(a)inews.gazeta.pl>,
> N Cook <diverse8(a)gazeta.pl> wrote:
>> Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:4f41db8a14dave(a)davenoise.co.uk...
>> > In article <WxI_i.109738$PQ6.22347(a)newsfet01.ams>,
>> > Jim Hawkins <jimhawkins(a)manx.net> wrote:
>> > > I have an Avometer Model 8 in excellent condition except for some
>> > > corrosion in the battery compartment. Before I have a go at
>> > > stripping the compartment out and either cleaning or replacing the
>> > > corroded bits, has anyone any tips on doing this ? Any sources of
>> > > replacement battery compartments ?
>> >
>> > They are still available new (at a price) so I'd guess AVO will supply
>> > spares.
>
>> Does anyone pay 800 GBP plus VAT for a new Avo 8 ?
>
> I'd guess they must otherwise they wouldn't be listed. Perhaps only for
> display purposes, though. I can't remember when last I used mine. I have a
> smaller analogue unit I use on old stuff where the readings call for a
> 10,000 ohms per volt one.
>

Dave AAAAARRRGGGGHHH !!! How can you own an AVO 8, and not use it in
preference to a 'little' one !!! Mine gets used every single day of my
working life ! I've had it since it was issued to me as an apprentice 35
years ago, and nothing would persuade me to part with it for 'general' fault
finding measurements. My high quality digital only comes out when I need to
know exactly what a voltage or resistance is. Without your AVO out on the
bench, where do you put your screws ...?

Finest analogue meter ever made, barring none, but I do think that 800 quid
is a bit OTT. You'd have to be really serious to part with that sort of
money, even for an '8. They are still readily available at radio rallies for
less than �70 most times.

Arfa


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