Re: [neonixie-l] 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

2014-02-04 Thread JohnK
Way back in '69 I used boot eyelets soldered into PCBs for the 4mm sockets. Didn't get a cheap solution to the plugs though. None of the bent metal, springy-wire ideas survived use. One idea that nearly worked was a smaller eyelet for the socket and very flexible meter lead cable for the leads/

[neonixie-l] 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

2014-02-03 Thread laingt
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 simulate the suspension on a Pinto and test a 6L6

Re: [neonixie-l] 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

2014-02-03 Thread Matthew Smith
Quoth lai...@wcoil.com at 2014-02-04 00:09 ... 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

Re: [neonixie-l] 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

2014-02-03 Thread NeonJohn
On 02/03/2014 02:17 PM, Matthew Smith wrote: John - any idea of what the Nixies in the Sequoyah were for? Voltmeters? Yes, voltmeters. They could be jumpered into any part of the simulation circuitry. As I understand it, they were used primarily to set up the initial parameters more

Re: [neonixie-l] 2 Hickok Ford Vehicle Simulator Analog computers

2014-02-03 Thread John Rehwinkel
Check out auction 350987319019. It appears to be partial analog computers made by Hickok that simulate Ford vehicles. Oh, my. If I had the space and a squillion dollars for international shipping, I'd take 'em like a shot. I considered buying 'em for parts and art projects, but while I'd