Thanks for your video. It was very helpful! I'm new to tube testers. I recently purchased a TC-2 and from the outside looks to be in excellent condition. I opened it up for inspection before plugging it in as you strongly suggested. It doesn't have any smoke or burnt areas that I can find and all connections but one looked correct. But a prior owner had deliberately kept one of the two wires running between the Filament Knob to the Set Line knob components disconnected (wrapped in electrical tape). Do you have any suggestions as to why they may have done this? The wire looks to be a great condition.
Thank you for the video, it helps me a lot. I just picked up a Heathkit TC-2 . Can you please help me to find out the parameters for the neon bulb as my one came without it. Thank you in advance.
Thanks for the video...just pick one of these up and seems to work just fine.....but I wanted it so I could check 4 pin tubes like the CX-345....but I can't seem to find it on the rolling index.....any ideas? Thanks much, Mike
@@AERVBlog No doubt. Love Heathkit. The builder of this tester would have gone much, much farther if he had practiced soldering and pre-forming each wire a bit more. I studied assembler language and digital logic (digital algebra, K maps, etc.) with the Hero (2?) robot and the digital trainer w integrated breadboard. (I wonder the percentage of success of the big color TVs they offered.) Their shortwave stuff is legendary. We lost a lot when Zenith killed them and kits devolved to easy to produce Velleman, RS spring clips, etc.
Just like the one I built in 1963. Mine did not have a cover.
I was kind of surprised to see one in an optional box like that especially in that good of shape.
Just bought a tc 1. Thanks for the instructions
Welcome. Enjoy
Thanks for your video. It was very helpful! I'm new to tube testers. I recently purchased a TC-2 and from the outside looks to be in excellent condition. I opened it up for inspection before plugging it in as you strongly suggested. It doesn't have any smoke or burnt areas that I can find and all connections but one looked correct. But a prior owner had deliberately kept one of the two wires running between the Filament Knob to the Set Line knob components disconnected (wrapped in electrical tape). Do you have any suggestions as to why they may have done this? The wire looks to be a great condition.
I am not sure what you mean. Please contact me at aervblog@gmail.com and I will see what I can do to help.
Thank you for the video, it helps me a lot. I just picked up a Heathkit TC-2 . Can you please help me to find out the parameters for the neon bulb as my one came without it. Thank you in advance.
Hello. That neon bulb is a NE51. Amazon has something. Just search for it there. Not cheap though. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video...just pick one of these up and seems to work just fine.....but I wanted it so I could check 4 pin tubes like the CX-345....but I can't seem to find it on the rolling index.....any ideas? Thanks much, Mike
The American replacement is just a 45 tube. I don't have my tester at hand but try looking that one up.
@@AERVBlog Thanks so much for responding.....I'm new to vintage equipment and appreciate the help....Thanks...
@@mikeerstad3705 welcome. Enjoy your new hobby. It can become all encompassing, be careful.
I'll take a look to see why the diode function in the software might not be working... Of hand, dunno.
Thank you. It tooj me a while to get it to work at all with a serial to USB cable but I like the meter.
@@AERVBlog I will take a look at the code tomorrow. I'm playing tournament bridge today.
@@richardgrier4721 enjoy . 7NT Grand Slams to you.
I've made an update. I'll send the Setup and source code to your gmail address (the only one I have). Dick
Typical source: They found uncle _____ dead. They threw out all his useless shit. Ended up buried in a dusty thrift shop.
Probably was an estate buy. It is mine now. :-)
@@AERVBlog No doubt. Love Heathkit. The builder of this tester would have gone much, much farther if he had practiced soldering and pre-forming each wire a bit more. I studied assembler language and digital logic (digital algebra, K maps, etc.) with the Hero (2?) robot and the digital trainer w integrated breadboard. (I wonder the percentage of success of the big color TVs they offered.) Their shortwave stuff is legendary. We lost a lot when Zenith killed them and kits devolved to easy to produce Velleman, RS spring clips, etc.