Posted on Friday, 11th May 2012 by Auw Jimmy

During my journey in this insane DIY Audio world, I tend to revert back my taste into kind a vintage. I also don’t understand why, but those vintage item give something special. One of the example is on one of my meter collection.

There are several brand of meter manufacturer, which has been in this industry for quite some time. One of my favorite is Triplett (I also like Simpson or Weston or GE, but their design is not as ‘elegant’ as Triplett, this could be my personal preference though).

As you can see below. This 300 DC Volts meter has a classic font. The black plastic combined with white background gives a sense of simplicity yet tough. The needle itself has a sharp rounded with hole pointer, which is also another special part that hardly to be found in newer design. The sharp part could be used to improve the reading accuracy (for minor number), while the hole could be used for the major number (50, 100, 150, etc).

To be honest, most modern meter only use a simple straight needle which definitely throw away the vintage passion (I believe one who uses analog meter must have some sentimental reason – so most of the time the design itself matter, not only the function).

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Posted on Sunday, 31st January 2010 by Auw Jimmy

I have some collections of vintage meters. One of them have problem like shown below. The needle can’t be fixed on the zero position. It seems like the internal magnetic stabilizer parts have loosen its function or misplaced inside the meter. Let’s open it

The good from a vintage meter is its accuracy, stability, and build quality. Many modern meters are available in cheap price but the quality is very poor. The meter moves in a very unstable manner. Far from what I say a smooth movement of the vintage meter. That’s why, even many modern meters are available in many store in affordable price, I still prefer to hunt vintage meter, usually from eBay.

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Posted on Wednesday, 25th November 2009 by Auw Jimmy

I manage to secure some old vintage meters. One is for DC Voltage (up to 300V, exactly what I need for my pre-amp). While the other is mA meter (up to 30mA, another luck for my pre-amp). I’m thinking of removing the old black cover, change it with some wood and acrylic. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

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