17-09-2013, 10:40 AM
(16-09-2013, 07:12 PM)Yorkie Wrote: It looks very bonny John - I just love the look of old American test gear. A while back you posted info about and 'Eico' you'd acquired.
Test gear often seems to go for quite reasonable prices e-bay on the other side of the pond, but the cost of postage and risk of damage in transit does rather put the kibosh on such ventures.
(I didn't hear about your Heathkit bridge 'disaster').
My mistake David - it was the Eico capacitance bridge that was the disaster. Memory is failing with age! I've put it away in a box and may drag it out again one day and do a complete re-build.
Yes I agree re the hassles with eBay. I tend to avoid it unless I see something really interesting and hopefully small enough that damage is less likely in shipping. For stuff like components and small gadgets it's still OK.
Cheers, John
Time flies like an arrow, fruitflies like a banana!
