On Jan 16, 5:00*pm, Bill Janssen wrote:
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On Jan 15, 12:26 pm, Kenneth Scharf wrote:

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On Jan 14, 6:22 am, Kenneth Scharf wrote:

Does anybody have an old large panel meter (case inside dia of 3"). *The
meter can (should) be broken as all I need is the outside case. *I need
a bezel for a 3" CRT and a case from a broken panel meter with a 3"
(inside) diameter would work fine.

I'll look this evening, or tomorrow. Do you want metal or plastic?
Where are you located? I am in Oregon.

Paul, KD7HB

I'm in south Florida (FTL area). *I think plastic might work out better,
but if it's non-magnetic metal (brass, aluminum, etc) that should be OK
too. *The ID needs to be at least 3" so the CRT will fit. *Most 3"
meters are a bit smaller than that, I know they made larger ones, but
not a popular size. *I don't need the movement so if that's toast so
much the better, rather than destroy a good meter. *Of course if it has
a useless range like 200A DC who cares?

Well, we are in luck, maybe. I have a meter here that is 3.000 inside
the removable back plate. However, below that, the case ID is reduced
to 2.910 inches, making a ledge for the back to rest on. The whole
case, front and back, is a single molding. The lower 40% of the meter
face is part of the molding. If you need the entire front of the scope
to be viewable, the case will need to be chucked in a lathe and the
front turned off. The window part of the case is glass cemented to the
case.

This meter came from an old German made wave solder machine that
registered the chain speed in meters per minute. It has internal
circuitry. The size is certainly Metric.

I can send pictures if you would like. I can also try to turn off the
face in a lathe, but it would be much better if you supervised the
operation so you get what you want.

I may have more meters at work, but probably none that come this close
to the size you need. Will look for the box on Monday, but I think
they are all smaller.

If this works for you, just pay for postage.

Paul, KD7HB

How about a 3 inch bezel and a 3 inch crt with socket. *I have one in my
junk box.

Bill K7NOM (near Sacramento CA)

I was thinking about offering him my old military surplus 3" scope but
thought he might have more fun with a meter housing. The scope was an
Air Force MARS issue and I used it for RTTY tuning. Boy, was that a
long time ago!

Paul, KD7HB