And here's some more TEA.
Amazingly, I did not own a signal generator from hp (I do not count my 8018 serial data generator as such).
It didn't have to be a boat anchor (considering that I'm already overstuffed), so when I saw one offered as part of a bundle (I like bundles - several new things at once!), I just overbid all others.
That's the new lot (sorry for the substandard picture):
The Oscillator oscillates nicely but, wearing a hp badge, of course is missing its feet.
The ELV "Kapazitätsmeßgerät" (Capacitance measuring device) seems to work at first glance, but the values are off. I don't care much, never liked ELV. The housing must be one of the dumbest I've seen in a while. Getting the 2 screws back into the holes is a daunting task.
And then there's a Heathkit VTVM, probably the one I loved so deerly during my "Radio- und Fernsehtechniker" days.
However, this gave me an inkling that the battery might be a few minutes past its "best before" date:
It is not even
that old. I've seen much older ones that still looked good!
The Philips PM2400 has a broken plastic handle (just like hp never have feet, Philips just have to have some broken plastics
) and corroded (more like standard rust) battery clips. Having no fitting batteries, I'm too lazy to check it out.
Nevertheless, I'm quite happy considering what I paid for the lot.