06-08-2011, 08:54 AM
When my boxed Weston 772 VOM meter finally arrives (its in transit at present) I'll post some pics of the differences between the American 772 version and the European Weston Sugamo 772E models.
I still believe that a lot of British equipment (this may well be the same for other goods too) suffered from the continued austerity measures following WW2 although doesn't appear to apply to the American counterparts.
I do beleive that much of things that were available (probably to the early/mid fifties) tends to be functional/enough to do a job rather than flamboyant (possibly not quite the right word here) than many overseas products.
Its interesting to note that the early 40s Aerovox 75 that I have uses original black cross head screws in its construction and the gauge of steel used in the chassis is quite thick, components used of high quality (for the age) which does indicate that perhaps raw materials etc., were much cheaper and more readily available than over here. Oh, how times have now changed!
Regards
Rob
I still believe that a lot of British equipment (this may well be the same for other goods too) suffered from the continued austerity measures following WW2 although doesn't appear to apply to the American counterparts.
I do beleive that much of things that were available (probably to the early/mid fifties) tends to be functional/enough to do a job rather than flamboyant (possibly not quite the right word here) than many overseas products.
Its interesting to note that the early 40s Aerovox 75 that I have uses original black cross head screws in its construction and the gauge of steel used in the chassis is quite thick, components used of high quality (for the age) which does indicate that perhaps raw materials etc., were much cheaper and more readily available than over here. Oh, how times have now changed!
Regards
Rob
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