1962 Tube tester found in barn…
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Friend of Leo's
Hickok TV-7
One of the best - highly desirable
One of the best - highly desirable
Those chicken heads are so cool.
4pickupguy
Doctor of Teleocity
Any idea what this would be worth? About ten flathead screws and I could get some gut shots. He doesn’t want to see it become a curio shelf item. Yes, even the instruction book has all the pages listed in the table contents.
In functional condition, that TV7D-U is worth a bit of change. Great find.
I would spend money to have it restored to proper condition by an experienced person. That work would probably cost a few hundred...and be worth every penny.
I would spend money to have it restored to proper condition by an experienced person. That work would probably cost a few hundred...and be worth every penny.
dan40
Friend of Leo's
I agree with Wally. That tester has probably sat outside in a hot barn for many years so the electrolytic capacitors inside are most likely dried up and past their prime. Trying to power it up could cause costly damage if one of those caps fails and finding parts for these units is getting harder and harder. If you are interested in restoring it, there are quite a few experts on this forum that should be able to point you in the right direction.
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4pickupguy
Doctor of Teleocity
Thanks guys! I will let him know!!
Let him know not to fire it up. Imho, it needs some professional
attention. I don’t know what the damage to that ‘acorn’ socket could involve.
SnidelyWhiplash
Poster Extraordinaire
Sitting in a barn is not a healthy situation for electronic test equipment. It needs to be gone through & calibrated. Won't be cheap, but it has to be done.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Bill Moore
Tele-Afflicted
I had to look up "acorn" tube, maybe nothing wrong with the socket, maybe a dried up membrane has broken?
