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Kenneth Scharf · January 17th 10, 10:43 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors

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)
Hey if someone has an actual CRT bezel for a 3" tube that would be nice!
Is it a Millen or something war surplus? I don't need the tube,
actually I have a VERY nice 3ADP1 by Dumont. It's a weird bottle, the
front is not a cone shape but rather a cylinder that goes straight back
for about 3" before it tapers all at once to a smaller cylinder holding
the electron gun. The deflection plates and the second anode connect to
pins sticking out of the tube neck. It has a standard 12 pin crt base
(12 pin "octal"). It's a PDA type with the third anode connector in the
usual place on the tube bulb. VERY high deflection sensitivity and
probably good to over 100 MHZ. If anybody has ever seen the cover of
the November/December 1975 73 magazine you know what I'm building!

I also have a 3ACP1 and a Millen shield that fits it, but the 3ADP1 is a
better tube and I don't have a way to mount it (no shield I've ever seen
that mounts to the panel will fit this tube!).

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