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bitrex

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Jul 10, 2017, 10:47:03 AM7/10/17
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Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?

<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649>

Asking price is too high either way IMO

Foxs Mercantile

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Jul 10, 2017, 10:53:57 AM7/10/17
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There's cheaper alternatives to waste your time/money on.
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/B-K-precision-520-MHZ-frequency-counter-/322577742771?hash=item4b1b21bbb3:g:3vkAAOSwVJhZWr8z>



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Jul 10, 2017, 11:20:13 AM7/10/17
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Rode hard and put away wet...

Short answer is a resounding NO.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

Ralph Mowery

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Jul 10, 2017, 11:32:25 AM7/10/17
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In article <CrM8B.143823$np2....@fx06.iad>,
bit...@de.lete.earthlink.net says...
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> Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?
>
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649>
>
> Asking price is too high either way IMO

Unless it is for some collection, I would send it off to the scrap heap.
I would not even think about paying the postage if it was given to me.

Some old things are worth playing with if you have nothing else to do.
I don't think this is even one of those.

Adrian Caspersz

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Jul 10, 2017, 11:51:39 AM7/10/17
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Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.

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bitrex

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Jul 10, 2017, 11:54:12 AM7/10/17
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I appreciate the sanity-check ;-)

bitrex

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Jul 10, 2017, 11:54:31 AM7/10/17
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It's got like, toobs, man. They sound warm

N_Cook

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Jul 10, 2017, 12:10:46 PM7/10/17
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If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
clock , with a wow factor

Cursitor Doom

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Jul 10, 2017, 12:25:25 PM7/10/17
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On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:10:39 +0100, N_Cook wrote:

> On 10/07/2017 15:46, bitrex wrote:
>> Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?
>>
>> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-
Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%
3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649>
>>
>>
>> Asking price is too high either way IMO

Deffo.

>
> If you like NIXIs strip them out and use modern driving and build a room
> clock , with a wow factor

Nice idea that.

bitrex

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Jul 10, 2017, 12:50:13 PM7/10/17
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Meh, I could buy a couple dozen good Soviet planned-economy
strong-like-bear NOS nixies for that price.


Jeff Liebermann

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Jul 10, 2017, 1:41:06 PM7/10/17
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Steampunk conversions are more interesting:
<https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+computer&tbm=isch>

Take a closer look at red plastic in the panel on the photos. It
kinda looks like those are Nixie tubes behind the plastic. That could
make it some kind of collectors item. I assume that it does't work
since the seller didn't bother plugging it in. So, you could modify
it into a large Nixie tube digital clock and power line frequency
meter, or just forget about it because it's far too much work.

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bitrex

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Jul 10, 2017, 4:38:11 PM7/10/17
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On 07/10/2017 01:40 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:51:34 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
> <em...@here.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 10/07/17 15:46, bitrex wrote:
>>> Worth fixing up, or destined only for a new home on the scrap heap?
>>>
>>> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Measurements-Company-Electronic-Counter-400-MC-Frequency-Conv/271738245865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649>
>>>
>>>
>>> Asking price is too high either way IMO
>
>> Gut it out. Build in a PC. Sell it to a hipster.
>
> Steampunk conversions are more interesting:
> <https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+computer&tbm=isch>
>
> Take a closer look at red plastic in the panel on the photos. It
> kinda looks like those are Nixie tubes behind the plastic. That could
> make it some kind of collectors item. I assume that it does't work
> since the seller didn't bother plugging it in. So, you could modify
> it into a large Nixie tube digital clock and power line frequency
> meter, or just forget about it because it's far too much work.

On closer inspection it looks like it's missing a backplane card too.
Who knows where one would find a replacement...

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