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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: Nisei on August 17, 2015, 01:32:44 am

Title: Grundig TG5
Post by: Nisei on August 17, 2015, 01:32:44 am

I came across this thing (http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/grundig_rc_generator_tg5tg.html) on a flea market yesterday and bought it because I love Nixie tubes.
It was only 12.50 and I figured that even the tubes alone would be worth the price.
I plugged it in when I got home and it seems to work but I have no idea what these things are used for.
Is this still of any use nowadays or is it vintage technology?
Found a manual here (http://www.rainers-elektronikpage.de/SM-GRUNDIG-electronic/GRUNDIG_RC_-_Generator_TG_5.pdf).

(http://www.rainer-foertig.de/grafiken/Grundig%20TG5%20big.jpg)

Title: Re: Grundig TG5
Post by: xrunner on August 17, 2015, 01:37:49 am

Quote from: Nisei on August 17, 2015, 01:32:44 am

Is this still of any use nowadays or is it vintage technology?

WOW! That's cool. To answer your question - sure - if it works it's both vintage and useful. But I think it's very, very cool.  8)

Title: Re: Grundig TG5
Post by: Nisei on August 17, 2015, 08:55:46 am

Thanks for responding.
So what exactly are these used for? I can see a use for measuring frequency but in what situations do you need it to generate a certain frequency?

Title: Re: Grundig TG5
Post by: Miles Teg on August 17, 2015, 09:12:52 am

Seems like a simple low frequency generator.

This is maybe the most used device on electornic bench after Power supply, multimeter and before oscilloscope.

Use really often to check how your circuit behave depending of level or frequency of input.
Use it a lot for audio before getting a dedicated audio analyzer commanded by PC.