Tube Testers

Eventually, if youre going to work on old glow-in-the-dark gear, you are going to find a need for a tube tester. I spent lots of time at my friend Bill's (K5LN) working on the old Hammarlunds and testing the tubes on his tube tester. So when I ran across a couple of old tube testers in need of repair I could resist the compulsion to buy them, fix them up, and add them to my collection of STUFF YOU DONT REALLY NEED BUT WANT ANYWAY. I especially enjoyed repairing the old Precision tube tester. The original wood case was badly broken and I got a chance to use my other hobby (woodworking) to restore its condition.

Here are some close ups:

Here is what the cases for the two testers look like. I am really pleased with my restoration of the wood case for the Precision Tester. As you can see, I have a lot of work still to restore the NRI case.