Feedback on Eico 723 meter 'bounces'

[Scott Johnson]

I have a 723 that has  D'Arsonval movement, so I guess it was the vintage or
luck of the draw as to what you got.  The old Shurite meters were moving
vane, and there were tons of those used in homebuilt equipment.  I would
guess that if the bounce were too objectionable, you could place a 1-10 uF
electrolytic cap across the movement to damp it.

73,
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at YAHOO.COM>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Feedback on Eico 723 meter 'bounces'


> Back in the 1950s and very early 1960s, the "moving
> vane" type of meter was so common on transmitters that
> no one really noticed the "bouncing"!  The bouncing
> doesn't seem to hurt the meter, and one soon got used
> to the meter and then it wasn't a "problem"!
>
> The old Heath DX-20, AT-1, and DX-35, along with the
> Johnson Adventurer and WRL Globe Chief and Globe Scout
> equipment were just a few of those transmitters that
> used the moving vane type meters.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> --- Bob And Bettina Groh <rgroh at SWBELL.NET> wrote:
>
> All with an opinion said that was normal with the 723
> or any similiar 'low end' transmitter (e.g. Heathkit
> AT-1, Johnson Adventurer, etc).  Boy, I sure would
> have a problem living with that!
>
>
>
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