Here's the link to the eBay listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350987319019
Hickok is still around. They've specialized in automotive, since 1984, but
that doesn't mean that they didn't make any gear for that industry prior to
that date. More likely, just left the general instrument market around
We had an analog computer at the Sequoyah Nuclear plant that simulated
reactor core dynamics. It had several banks of Nixie tube readouts,
several strip chart recorders, probably 75 precision 10-turn pots with
vernier dials and a big patch board. The patch board allowed different
sections to be p
Nick, I don't think there are any external sensors. These units are
analog simulators. They probably had a big set of patch panels that
allowed wiring the various analog elements to simulate a cars suspension
system etc. using the various log, sine and cosine etc circuits. You
would simulate a sh
Your on to something Tim. Look at all the time one could save. I didn't know
that Hickok was into auto testing equipment but looks that way. Too bad there's
not a date on those. Would be interesting to know when they were used. Can only
imagine what's inside.
On Monday, February 3, 2014 9:4
Fantastic... boat anchors!
What on Earth would you do with them? They're missing all the external
sensors etc.
Nick
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I should have added these are on E-bay.
> Check out auction 350987319019. It appears to be partial analog computers
> made by Hickok that simulate Ford vehicles. Most likely solid state but
> check out the card readers. They look like cardmatic tube tester card
> readers. So maybe you could sim
