#22 Bringing the Mars SW 10 SWR meter back to life

[Radio Tech]

#22 Bringing the Mars SW 10 SWR meter back to life

In this video I bring an old Mars SW-10 SWR meter back to life.
This meter is covered in nicotine and has broken switches and a sticky meter.
I decide not to do a cosmetic restore as I want the meter to retain it's nostalgic appearance.

[SeanB]

So how was the meter sticky, just nicotine contamination in the bushes, or something more like a bent pivot. Nice work there, getting the colour off, though I bet it still has the smell of cigarette on it. Just how many packs was the dead former owner smoking a day to get it that colour.

[Radio Tech]

The meter was  pretty much sealed up so not too bad . I think it was a combination of different foreign particles. Disassembled the movement and gave it an alcohol bath followed by a ultrasonic bath. To be honest, even before cleaning it really did not have much of a smell to it. 

[joeqsmith]

Good job with the restoration.   

[xrunner]

Excellent job! 

[sschreiber454]

Good morning. I know this video is very old but I was curious if you ever found the specs for this MARS meter? I have one just like it that I listed for sale on QRZ. I said in my ad I will entertain offers. One prospective buyer needs to know what the frequency range is (I'm assuming 80 to 10 meters), and how much power it can handle. The buyer obviously wants to use it with an amp. Thank you for your time.

Steve