I have one of these working in my collection - they are super-neat to watch and hear operating. Here is a short video: https://youtu.be/JdY0dHvjo-A
I paid a fraction of the asking price though. -Rich On Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 9:13:14 PM UTC-4 gregebert wrote: > Yep, those pesky steppers. They stepped-along just fine, but the contacts > were worn-down to copper, which oxidized. Also, they lost their "pinch" and > to fix that would have required complete disassembly and carefully > rebending, if that's even possible. These weren't anything like the stuff > Western Electric used in their telephone switches. > > The only thing I really miss from that DVM is the indescribable aroma of > the conformal coating. > > On Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 2:59:36 PM UTC-7 Mac Doktor wrote: > >> >> On Sep 5, 2024, at 5:55 PM, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> But I quickly found out the relays were unreliable despite numerous >> attempts to clean them, and the clock would lose time and various digits >> would randomly not light. Not all of the problems were with the relays; the >> lights were not solidly connected, either. >> >> >> Do you mean the steppers? In pinball machines the contacts are supposed >> to be cleaned with a special tool that didn't take the gold plating off. No >> Deoxit in those days. >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com >> >> "I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off >> the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark >> near Tannhäuser Gate. >> >> "All those moments will be lost in time like tears in the rain."— Roy >> Batty, *Blade Runner* >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c88f84da-f013-4cb9-820d-e3d4331c53den%40googlegroups.com.
