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From The Vault: Precision Apparatus Model 954 Tube Tester
🕑 Added 2022-11-10 00:50:21 +0000 UTCFirst in this series Treasures From The Vault - I present a common everyday portable tube tester - well, common for the 1950's. Enjoy!
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Ah Clem
In the late 50s as a kid I would drive my folks crazy pulling tubes and taking them to the Rexall up the street just to use their tester. As someone stated above, the tester was on a stand with a supply of tubes below. I recall finding one or two bad tubes and replacing them. I'm working on a pre-war Zenith floor model now and I guess I'm gonna have to figure out how to meter the pins.
RustedDucksDesign
This is gold. Eightish-years-old me would go to the creaky plank floored Frentz and Sons Hardware Store in Royal Oak, Michigan with my Dad just to play with the tube tester. I was easily fascinated by meters and all those sockets, bulbs and gauges. Most of us love those vids which spur fond personal memories. Thanks Fran.
