21 Mar
2006
21 Mar
'06
4:52 p.m.
From: "9000 VAX" <vax9000 at gmail.com>
On 3/21/06, C Fernandez <fernande at internet1.net> wrote:
VOM, yes. Avometer, not that I've heard of.... what does the Avo mean?
my guess is ampere, voltage and omega
Amps Volts and Ohms.
The product of the "Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Company" of
England, now part of the "Megger" group. The last traditional (analogue)
AVO's were only made a couple of months ago, but have now been discontinued,
it is rumoured, because the Bakelite mould for the cases was damaged.
The AVO model 8 was considered the industry standard meter in the UK and
many ex-colonies, from it's introduction in the 40's until the advent of low
cost digital meters in the 90's. For reference, it is a 20k Ohms-per-volt
instrument DC, and 10k OPV AC.
If you need more info, I have some instruction manuals and service data on
my site at:
www.g1jbg.co.uk/service.htm
Jim.