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AVOMETER - any more fans?
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Rick
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 4:02 pm    Post subject: AVOMETER - any more fans? Reply with quote

Hi all,

For some reason I really like the old Avo Meters/AvoMeters, there's something about them that shouts quality to me. Anyone else here a fan of them? I've a few in different sizes, this one (which lives next to me here) is ex-Avro, confirmed by a small plaque on the top.

I feel a page for the main site coming on ...



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a couple of AVO 8s and a Multi-Minor that was my first meter as a boy.
I also have a couple of AVO valve testers and an LC bridge.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep, I have a few!


There is another thread where we discussed them:

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12096&sid=8741536fcda7990a4bf722dd128c7e9e

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have an Avo that I inherited from my father-in-law who had been an instrumentation engineer in his day, at Hoffman bearings in Chelmsford. I enjoy using it. I dislike my digital meters that I have to think about when I'm using them. With the Avo the needle just leisurely moves across the scale.....

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I noticed a couple of AVO meters in a shop in Llangollen (similar to the top photo, but not HP-branded Wink ) at £28 each, with cases that were described as WW2-era. Didn't see any cables or probes with them, though.
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