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Intermediate Member
Username: Foxhunter
Post Number: 146
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 2:10 pm: | 
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Vintage Parker Meters....I need information on and have several questions about them, if someone would please be kind enough to help me out. They are the brand of meters used on some Henry Radio Inc. HF Amplifiers.
Does anyone here at all know the actual name of the "Parker" company that made them? Where they were located? ANYTHING about them? ANY links or websites that might provide information & reference?
I've searched and searched exhaustively, and only "Parker Instrumentation" keeps coming back as a result, which is a modern company making industrial valves etc. I even contacted them to be sure. Negative results.
I am in need of replacement meters for the two Parker meters that are on a Henry Radio 3K that I am working on getting restored. I can't really find anything about them online.
Henry Radio Inc., and also Radio Dan, told me that Parker went out of business over 20 years ago and that they were somewhat scarce. Either didn't know or remember any additional information on the Parker company that supplied those meters.
There are two PARKER Meters on this amplifier and are also known as " Parker Tear Drop Meters " due to their distinctive tear drop shape.
The left meter reads:
MULTIMETER Direct Current
Model S25 F.S. 1 MA. DC
0-400
The right meter reads:
AMPERES Direct Current
Model S25
0-1.0
The MULTIMETER has a broken lens and it's movement is bad.
The AMPERES has a broken lens but I think the movement is good.
I have already tried Eham and QTH looking for a pair of meters. As I said above I've already tried Henry Radio Inc. and Radio Dan. I've already searched the archives on Copper and many other websites.
I haven't had much luck posting questions lately here and was wondering if anyone could/would help?
Thanks in advance, Foxhunter |
