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| Simpson 269, should I be pissed or excited? |
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| gdnichols31:
I purchased a Simpson 269 series 2 meter from Ebay. It came in the mail yesterday and I unpacked it, put on the bench, selected the DC volts scale, applied 1V DC and of course nothing happened. No problem, just a fuse I thought. Somewhere I read the fuse is an in-line type and mounted on the PCB. So I removed the cover and below is what I saw, The PCB has never had any components installed on it! It looks brand new!! The meter face looks new also, I have a schematic with a parts list, but no PCB drawing with part locations. So 3 options come to mind; 1. Use it as a paper weight as it is, 2. Purchase a second meter in rough shape and transfer the insides to this meter, 3. Buy new parts and do a complete 'restoration' and end up with a NEW Simpson 269!! I am leaning towards option 3, but I have 2 concerns; a. The meter doesn't work, If I can't repair it, it kind of kills the project. b. I not sure if I could find the selector switch and the riser card with the calibration pots on it. So I'm not sure what I should do. Should I be pissed that I got ripped off? or excited about the possibility of having a NEW Simpson 269? Was it maybe a display model?? Let me know what you think. If you know of any resources also let me know. Gary |
| wn1fju:
I have attached two pictures of a spare Simpson 269 series 2 board that I have lying around. Something isn't quite right, however. Your pictures show four round holes in the board - my board does not have these. Moreover, upon closer examination, it looks like the marking at the edge of your board says Simpson 267-268, whereas my board says 269-2. Anyway, if you would like me to send you my board, I would be willing to do so for the cost of postage. I also have the meter, but it is completely dead and it looks like a long time ago I tried to fix it to no avail and pretty much destroyed it. Let me know via the eevBlog message system. |
| gdnichols31:
Thank you very much for the reply! I'll PM you Gary |
| ArtFromNY:
Very long shot but if you have this board I would love to have it, will be glad to send you $10 PLUS a prepaid shipping label, and arrange pickup at your door. I have a 269 with a mess of inaccuracies and someone tried to repair it - I think using Primitive Pete's Hammer and Torch method. Thanks Art PS - I couldn't figure out where the PM link is :( |
| p.larner:
how strange is it to find that!,wierd to say the least. |
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