Hi Don, Please send pics of the Preceptor K tube tester.
Thank you, Bruce WA8TNC ============== Don Merz wrote:
For Sale: Boatanchor Test Gear and Miscellaneous Preceptor Model K tube tester. Art-deco looking tube tester, black with chrome trim, about 22 inches square and 15 inches high with a sloping deck like a 1940’s automobile car hood. Some trim piece that went all around the bottom is missing. The readout for test results is a matrix of about 24 pilot lamps, which presumably lit in some sequence that told you whether the tube was bad or good. There was some sort of bezel over the lamp matrix at one time but it is gone. Otherwise, this tester seems to be in nice condition. But I have no documentation for it and therefore no way to actually test a tube. No miniature sockets of course--just old 4-5-6-7-pin and octal-base sockets. I’m guessing this is 1940-vintage? Weighs about 25 pounds. The sloping front panel is metal. But the cabinet is wood, painted black. As-is. Might look good hanging on your wall--I’ve seen plenty of “art” that wasn’t anywhere near as interesting. Pictures available. $39 Thanks for looking. 73, Don Merz, N3RHT
