FS: Simpson 260 VOM (OLD)

[Neil McKie]

  I think I have another of the mentioned Simpson 260 VOM.  Getting
 one working from two might be a good idea?

  Neil McKie - WA6KLA ...

Bob And Bettina Groh wrote:
>
> A good friend who is an avid antique radio collector, ham radio operator
> and old time radio-tv repairman wants to slim down his 'stuff' to
> accomodate a pending move to a assisted living facility.  And he has
> asked me to give him a hand in finding a good home for some of these
> items.  The first one is a Simpson 260 VOM - this is quite old and uses
> the old 'tip' jacks for the lead connections rather than the banana
> jacks used in the later years.
>
> I spent some time taking a look at it and here are my observations:
> The BAD news:  the resistance ranges do not work.  The owner said that
> the battery leaked and destroyed one of the battery contacts (on the HV
> battery).  So there is no HV battery and the top range (of the 3) has no
> indication at all.  The bottom 2 R ranges will show continuity but the
> resistance readings are totally wrong.  The bottom of the front panel
> has cracked at some time in the past and has been epoxied but looks
> pretty good.  The carrying strap is NOT the original one. There is a
> little paint on one corner of the case.  No meter leads or manual.
>
> The GOOD news: all the other ranges seem to work well (ac, dc voltage
> and dc current).  The meter movement itself (bezel, glass, scale, meter
> movement) are excellent. I did not check the 10A scales or the 5000 volt
> scale. The inside and outside (other than noted above) are nice and
> clean and the back case seems to be unbroken..
>
> Overall this would be an excellent parts unit or very useable if the
> lack of R is OK (?). Or perhaps you can fix the battery contact or
> whatever else is busted.
>
> Pictures are available as well any further information you might want.
>  I am asking $20 (shipping and handling included) for this VOM. I will
> consider all offers - up or down.  I reserve the right to decline all
> offers.  However if I accept an offer and the buyer doesn't like the
> meter when it gets it, I will refund his money (minus my postage cost)
> when the meter is returned to me in the same condition as I shipped it.
>
> Thanks for the bandwidth.  Please email me privately if you are interested.
>
> 73
> Bob Groh, WA2CKY
> 420 NE Sunview Circle
> Blue Springs, MO. 64014
>
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