That thing isn't simply an AC millivoltmeter. It is a selective level meter, also called a frequency selective voltmeter. It is essentially a laboratory-grade radio receiver with a huge input level range (microvolts to volts without overloading), and a hyper-accurately calibrated "S-meter". If you hook the input to a longwire antenna, you can use the speaker to listen to frequencies from VLF up through HF. The major use of these was in telco central offices and the like, for checking various channels of carrier (FDM) systems. You can enter a specific frequency of interest, and measure the signal level at that specific frequency, while tuning out unwanted ones. A very specialized bit of gear, but lots of fun to play around with. I have an HP 3586C, which is similar in vintage, build quality, and functionality. This thing is a DEFINITE candidate for a repair and play around series. Manuals available free online ftb.ko4bb.com/getsimple/index.php?id=manuals&dir=06_Misc_Test_Equipment/Wandel_and_Goltermann
@bobweiss86825 жыл бұрын
@Nikki Cooper No problem.
@JimmyMish5 жыл бұрын
Seconding for a repair video, its got to be a joy to repair
@EEVblog5 жыл бұрын
Like I said, a fancy-pancy millivoltmeter :-P
@tiny_toilet5 жыл бұрын
Amazing how defensive some people get over esoteric instruments hardly anyone would ever have a need to recognize, let alone have a use for them. After all... it's just a millivoltmeter.
@LaurentLaborde5 жыл бұрын
@@tiny_toilet every RF measurement stuff is a millivoltmeter in some way or another :)
@RemcoStoutjesdijk5 жыл бұрын
There is some dude in a old age retirement home in Germany who's forgotten his wife's name but can recite the calibration manual entirely.
@EEVblog5 жыл бұрын
Guaranteed!
@russellhltn13965 жыл бұрын
Probably because he spent more time working on it than with his wife.
@davidbrewer79375 жыл бұрын
Heck...I am only 55 & I can do that!
@JacobTyo5 жыл бұрын
@@russellhltn1396 heyoo!
@FennecTECH5 жыл бұрын
David Brewer even with only half a brain still working he could still calibrate this thing perfectly
@misterthekaitheman5 жыл бұрын
Dave you should definitely repair this beauty of an instrument! I think it deserves to repaired at least. Like if you also want Dave to repair this baby!
@tiny_toilet5 жыл бұрын
To what end? If anything, it deserves to be thrown up on eBay for 99c NR starting bid for someone who either wants to fix and use themselves or part it out. Why would Dave want to waste his time on something he'll never have a use for?
@DennisXiloj5 жыл бұрын
@@tiny_toilet for KZbin purposes of course. We all want to see it working
@simontay48515 жыл бұрын
Good luck with that. Where the hell do you start? There is *_SO_* much stuff. If the power supply works ok, then where do you go from there. Any one of those modules could have a failed component that causes it to not work. But i suspect it IS the power supply. Thou shall check voltages.
@agenericaccount39355 жыл бұрын
*walks past the studio door* *hears* "IT'S HINGED ITS HINGED GOD THAT'S PORNOGRAPHIC" *pauses. Continues to walk, faster*
@sonofdog15 жыл бұрын
... and everyone knows the Germans make the best porn. lol
@pjakobs5 жыл бұрын
that needs to become a T-Shirt!
@EwingTaiwan5 жыл бұрын
Most underrated comment of the day
@thguillaume5 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@moodyguru81525 жыл бұрын
"penetration as far as the eye can see, isn't it glorious?"
@MrCarGuy5 жыл бұрын
Can't imagine how much more equipment of this caliber has actually ended up in the dump! Gotta save it.
@geirendre5 жыл бұрын
This thing needs to be repaired and tested. Bring it back to life.
@illustriouschin5 жыл бұрын
It's just not worth Dave's time to repair it.
@GLAJMAN5 жыл бұрын
I would watch that in a second!
@timrb5 жыл бұрын
You'd think it was also not worth his time to pull it to bits then put it back together, but here we are.
@Jedda735 жыл бұрын
He should donate it to Mr Carlsons lab if he doesnt want to fix it himself
@tiny_toilet5 жыл бұрын
@@timrb Apples and oranges...
@sparkplug10185 жыл бұрын
That truly is a stunning example of both electronic and mechanical engineering, the layout, machining, everything had so much thought put into it.
@SeliJue5 жыл бұрын
Dave, this unit was released 1980 for a price of 34650 DM. The todays value would be 126740 AUD. Regards Jürgen
@davestorm67183 жыл бұрын
$93K USD - sounds about right
@juweinert5 жыл бұрын
Not a single cubic micrometer wasted! And just enough space for each strand of copper... Simply amazing.
@freeman23995 жыл бұрын
I think Dave might need to change his underwear after this one.
@mmmhorsesteaks5 жыл бұрын
Never seen that much penetration in an eevblog video...
@marcseclecticstuff94975 жыл бұрын
I know I do! One of the most impressive pieces of test equipment I've ever seen.
@pjakobs5 жыл бұрын
god, I only hope, it's hinged!
@ronniepirtlejr26065 жыл бұрын
That thing needs to be put in a museum. Absolutely beautiful work!
@peterandersen46765 жыл бұрын
Please Dave!!! This is NOT "just a milivoltmeter"....!!! this is an adjustable bandpass voltmeter so you can adjust for a frequency and measure the amplitude up to 25MHz. You can measure 3rd harmonic distortion on your LF/HF generator fx. at 1kHz then you adjust for 3kHz and measure the voltage at the desired bandwidth. Can also be used as SSB receiver. Please Dave, DO NOT CONSIDER THIS AS "just a milivoltmeter"... this is MUCH more than that. Please !! is is a measuring receiver, very high quality measuring receiver. Please read the basic stuff about the equipment in the manual before you make a teardown, just so you know what you are dealing with here..
@EEVblog5 жыл бұрын
"Please Dave!!! This is NOT "just a milivoltmeter"....!!! this is an adjustable bandpass voltmeter" Yep, exactly as I said, a fancy-pancy millivoltmeter :-P
@EEVblog5 жыл бұрын
If you actually watched the video you'll hear me say essentially that.
@tiny_toilet5 жыл бұрын
no u
@peterandersen46765 жыл бұрын
@@EEVblog Nope, and yes I watched the video. You have no idea what it is, you should explain in details WHAT it is and what it can do! It has X/Y plotter output and can be used to draw filtercurves also. Is is NOT just a "fancy-pancy millivoltmeter".... it is a selective receiver! and you are comparing it to a standard broadband UNI-T milivoltmeter....!!!! IT IS NOT THE SAME INSTRUMENT!!!!! THe standard of the EEVblog videos are really on the way down..... it is getting more and more terrible, the quality is bad and it is made in a hurry. It is such a shame!
@terrysworkbench5 жыл бұрын
@@peterandersen4676 This is very limited compared to say an old IFR-1500S. I suppose it is all in where your head is at.
@AnalogueGround5 жыл бұрын
One of the best EEVblogs ever. Gone is the critical and cynical Dave - here we have the real deal - a man that, when presented with a piece of incredible precision engineering, can be transformed into a kid on Christmas morning. Just inspiring - thanks Dave.
@DumahBrazorf5 жыл бұрын
So, next video repairing the power supply? To see this puppy alive again?
@christopher887195 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Let's see this beast alive!
@HighestRank5 жыл бұрын
Let’s use Prof. Carson’s Vedolyzer to fix what is undoubtedly going to be a switching power supply.
@slademcthornbody90605 жыл бұрын
Send it to Mr Carlson for re-capping
@C32-d5j5 жыл бұрын
indeed! it would be great to get a video of Mr Carlson about this and i think he would love to have it too
@MikeF11895 жыл бұрын
@@C32-d5j That's just mean. It would be 19, 2-hour videos. His head would explode.
@garynichols15025 жыл бұрын
Then we could have XrayTony align it!
@alextremblay66895 жыл бұрын
@@garynichols1502 Glad to see we all watch the same stuff :)
@l3p35 жыл бұрын
Yes! I would pay the postage!
@mozismobile5 жыл бұрын
"it just oozes quality" ... wipe the bench when you're finished, mate.
@GeorgeTsiros5 жыл бұрын
cehfully collect all the quality and put it in an airtoight containah, thin put it in tha fridge to keep it fresh
@dosgos5 жыл бұрын
Who knew industrial design could get to this level! Staggering work from our German friends and a great teardown video Dave.
@StreuB15 жыл бұрын
Masterclass indeed. You should put the call out to see if any of the original design team are still around and see if you can get some comments from them. That would be a must watch, no question. This is a seriously stunning piece of system design.
@maxtorque22775 жыл бұрын
I take my hat off to the team who designed this thing pre CAD! It's hard enough today getting everything to fit together properly in that sort of tight envelope, but pre CAD it must have taken a herculean effort (and probably a LOT of prototypes....)
@jdbrinton5 жыл бұрын
Seems more lucrative to be an Australian dumpster diver than an American engineer.
@trickyrat4835 жыл бұрын
Or European engineer. Sad, but true.
@fpmacko5 жыл бұрын
Australia must have some fabulous dumpsters. Our dumpsters here in Annapolis just contain trash.
@rpavlik15 жыл бұрын
The trick is having access to the right dumpsters (that others don't have access to)
@cassieabhram70895 жыл бұрын
having been trained in this era ...i'm having visions of offices of guys at drawing boards drawing paper drawings for the design of this pre CAD design era porn device
@danielm21425 жыл бұрын
I have no use for something like this, but if I had it, I would gladly sink days into troubleshooting and repairing it as my own little tribute to the engineers that created this beauty.
@TheDigitalAura5 жыл бұрын
I think you missed a whole bunch of silver cans on the underside when you folded the panel out on the bottom. You show them all at 26:15 but we never get to see under them.
@EEVblog5 жыл бұрын
Oops, really?
@StreuB15 жыл бұрын
@@EEVblog I think so as well!
@rudolphriedel5415 жыл бұрын
Yup, that is exactly what I was about to write. :-)
@dutchgray865 жыл бұрын
Its got 4 layers of cans in it, fold out section at the bottom, fixed layer in the middle, then the fold out section with all the logic on at the top, finest German engineering there.
@CherryDT425 жыл бұрын
Yep
@sternis14 жыл бұрын
I sure hope that some of the original designers of this marvel of product design are still alive and can see and understand this video. All the hats off to the team, this is some of the most amazing product design jobs I've ever seen! The cans, the modules, the HINGES, the die cast sides. I'll need to clean my desk now...
@ottovonbiscuit1325 жыл бұрын
"Wostacker" -Dave L. Jones 2019, Attempting to German & Pronounce Vorverstärker. (Which btw is a Preamplifier)
@SidneyCritic5 жыл бұрын
You shoul teach him the pronunciation, ie V is F, W is V, umlaut add a r sound so Ö is Er.
@DTAChako5 жыл бұрын
For me it sounded more like Wurstacker.
@gcewing5 жыл бұрын
"forfersteerker"
@HighestRank5 жыл бұрын
preamplifier*. English doesn’t capitalize nouns except ‘proper names’.
@HighestRank5 жыл бұрын
Greg Ewing *forfirstærker. “ee” is a long ē vowel sound, ä is a forced short vowel sound.
@Veptis5 жыл бұрын
German viewer here! Mainly just a forum user on the Thermal Camera section. Will get into EE eventually... To get the thermal cameras working. I started a university course that isn't EE just a few weeks ago.
@5argetech565 жыл бұрын
Imagine using that meter just to test continuity that's why the speaker is there.😄😄
@tomaszwota14655 жыл бұрын
@Erotikstudio Winkler GmbH it will also mean there will be many more failure points.
@Krmpfpks5 жыл бұрын
Tomasz Wota that’s easy for us Germans. We just figure out all the possible failure points and then we overengineer some more. ;-)
@rot_studios5 жыл бұрын
"Penetration as far as the eyes can see!" - Dave 2019 What a legacy.
@BigRTKingKong5 жыл бұрын
"All the RF guys will say 'aghhh 25MHz, that's DC!'" I feel personally attacked 😂
@fhnmor215 жыл бұрын
About 20 years ago, back when I was living in Brazil, fresh out of what would be called TAFE in Australia, with my humble Diploma in Electronics I went to work at Ericsson Telecom in their metrology lab and my work was to test and calibrate those WG instruments. I felt a bit of nostalgia watching this video, because sometimes we needed to open up these beasts to measure levels and frequencies of the internal modules... They really are beautifully designed.
@Audio_Simon5 жыл бұрын
Dave, can you do an episode about signal transformer design? Like how they manage to get 50hz - 25mhz through that input transformer with good linearity?? Maybe you know someone to interview about the subject??
@simonhopkins38675 жыл бұрын
Modern tech designers could learn so much from this. ❤️
@Krmpfpks5 жыл бұрын
Simon Hopkins sadly, modern tech designers won’t have that amount of engineering hours to put into one product. Maybe people spend this amount of time for research and prototype, but product development never again will have room for that amount of over engineering. Not even that Silicon Valley juice press came close.
@simonhopkins38675 жыл бұрын
@@Krmpfpks I meant learn from it in its serviceability and upgradeable nature. We can't keep manufacturing throw away technologies. You go to any dump or recycling centre and look at TV's most of them are thrown away because 1 component failed the rest of the unit is fine. They need to be modular and standardised.
@whatthefunction91405 жыл бұрын
oh "boat anchor" I always thought you were saying "Bo Dangker" like it was some Australian slang.
@mrcomment55445 жыл бұрын
Me bo dangker mate. Good on ya.
@dorbie5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Momchil05 жыл бұрын
You have to repair it, please. The schematics are available and the digital part doesn't turn on. Could be an easy fix.
@TheSwanies5 жыл бұрын
30 minuts of "LOOK AT THE CANS! LOOK AT THE CANS!" i love it
@janijoeli5 жыл бұрын
I swear I had my clothes on when I started watching this video.
@mrcomment55445 жыл бұрын
What frequency were you operating at?
@christianholmstedt87705 жыл бұрын
Alright, this is getting weird....
@HighestRank5 жыл бұрын
It’s that through hole modular construction which made exposure of the cans so extremely likely.
@l3p35 жыл бұрын
@@mrcomment5544 I guess he was sweeping.
@hassiaschbi5 жыл бұрын
Had the same reaction when I disassembled a dumpster found Apple G5 Tower. So much genius, thoughtfulness and ingenious fabrication technics!
@hinzster5 жыл бұрын
Your velociraptor (Vervierfacher) at 24:50 is a quadrupler. And we Germans *love* our flathead screws, you'll find them anywhere. None of that new-fangled Phillips stuff!
@johnrehwinkel72415 жыл бұрын
Philips screws were invented for high speed automatic installation, designed to cam out when they get enough torque. They're fairly nasty. I much prefer hex head, Torx, square drive, etc.
@hinzster5 жыл бұрын
@@johnrehwinkel7241 I know it's hard to see, but my tongue was very much in cheek for that comment :D I also noticed there were some (but few) Phillips screws in there as well.
@uwepolifka45835 жыл бұрын
This is finest stuff from the 90´s. The latest datecode I found on the TTL was 98. I worked with W&G HDB3 fiber transmitter and receiver in 1992. At this time you could buy 1-2 nice new cars instead of equipment like this.
@HenryLoenwind5 жыл бұрын
A 98 datecode? Weird, to have something like that among all those 82 and 83 datecodes. Maybe a repair?
@drruncmd5 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of when I found a German TV back in the early 90's. It was modular in design and had all the pcbs in individual card edge connector slots. And shielded to the hilt. Great engineering and design.
@SaabFAN865 жыл бұрын
The reason it's designed so modular might stem from the philosophy in the 70s in Germany that devices had to be repairable. Companies were actually investing a lot of money into a dense service network and advertised their quick turnaround times when their devices had to be repaired (that's WHEN, not IF!). According to my dad, a transistorized TV had to be serviced at least twice in its first year of operation. Japanese manufacturers at first had a really hard time to come into the market because people were afraid they wouldn't be able to have their devices repaired. Took quite a while until they realized that those devices just didn't require maintenance. :D German manufacturers started their downfall right then and there. That being said, now it's time to show how easy this modular construction actually makes repairing and servicing it and get it back to life. :D
@Slartibartfas0425 жыл бұрын
yeah yeah.... "a millivoltmeter"? That's not even nearly a millivoltmeter but in fact is a measuring receiver - kind of spectrum analyzer where you get an calibrated readout of the signal voltage at *exactly* the specific frequency you tuned in. And even if one might use the instrument in fact to hear some AM modulated SW radio stations it's intended use is to identify the source of any "signal" on a measured object, line or whatever. An experienced operator could determine from the sound of the hum or noise if it is some wanted signal, some hum from any power source being coupled in, some radio interference from a nearby situated radio station or whatever. In the hands of a well trained person this beast could be a real sharp knife to analyze and eliminate unwanted interferences. For Joe Blow it would be only some overrated millivoltmeter that does not even have some working beeper for continuity tests or a transistor tester...
@GiddeonFox5 жыл бұрын
It's fun to see (in the reflection of the shiny cans) Dave gesturing behind the camera while talking. I assume he just does that all the time even if nobody can see :)
@klapauzius5 жыл бұрын
you should send this to Mr. Carlson...
@MikeF11895 жыл бұрын
No tubes, not interested.
@ElectraFlarefire5 жыл бұрын
My guess for the plastic covers is that they are /all/ injection molded plastic, some are just metal(chrome) coated. They just didn't plate the ones that didn't need shielding and instead it's a dust cover.
@vejymonsta30065 жыл бұрын
And this is why dumpster diving in the industrial park is a good idea.
@Wolfhound.5 жыл бұрын
seeing that thing work would be amazing
@Slartibartfass685 жыл бұрын
From original german brochure: Messgeräte für Spannungen und Pegel (TF-Bereich) Bezeichnung BN Jahr Preis*) Selektivem Pegelmesser SPM-19 from 1980 34.650 DM
@jp-wl9oi5 жыл бұрын
(if i did this correctly) 1USD ~ 1.82 DM in 1980 and 1USD (1980) ~ 3 USD (2019) so in current USD this thing would cost approx. (34650/1.82)*3 = $57,115. Thanks for posting this!
@chefbink615 жыл бұрын
What an amazing bit a test equipment!! Back to the days of drawing tables and pride in your trade,,,, just amazing!!
@evankeats50775 жыл бұрын
When working in power stations back in the 80s, we just loved that W&G shielding.
@derofromdown-under28325 жыл бұрын
Would be nice if you do a PSU tear-down video in the near future on this instrument. It would more than likely that it would be overbuilt like the rest of the unit... Great tear-down Dave 10/10
@davidgustafik79685 жыл бұрын
@11:50 : "I could spend an hour long video analyzing the subsections" I'd watch that. It would be awesome.
@MarkTillotson5 жыл бұрын
I think more like 2 hours. Count me in Dave!
@Herby-16205 жыл бұрын
If only "modern" instrumentation was built like this. Obviously built to be both "serviced", and "maintained" (calibrated). There are LOTS of adjustments to make this a world class instrument that has accuracy that is second to none. I suspect that a maintenance on this item would take a day of strict reading of a manual and a tweaking screwdriver to get it all set up. What a box!
@mattelder19715 жыл бұрын
That modular construction reminds me a lot of the radio equipment I worked on in the Navy in the early 90s.
@simontay48515 жыл бұрын
German navy, no doubt.
@mattelder19715 жыл бұрын
@@simontay4851 Nope, US Navy.
@duncanx995 жыл бұрын
For the first time, I got almost as excited as Dave - a masterpiece of design......
@Slartibartfas0425 жыл бұрын
At 9:55 - where do you see "2 Caps for redundancy" there? I only see 2 DIODES (!) there. The only Cap being shown in that situation is the green 400V one in the upper left edge and I bet these diodes in parallel are not "for redundacy" but merely for current capabilities improvement.
@andymouse5 жыл бұрын
A genuine top 3 teardown, I can barely contain myself, sheer joy! they don't make 'em like that anymore.
@user-uj6le5fl9c5 жыл бұрын
Love your enthousiasm, it's contageous! keep on making more awesome content! Greetings from the Netherlands
@ArmandKarlsen5 жыл бұрын
Thumbnail quite should have been "My god, it's full of cans!" :P
@74LS_NE5555 жыл бұрын
check the switch, maybe its just the switch
@EEVblog5 жыл бұрын
The meter needle moved so it must be getting power.
@74LS_NE5555 жыл бұрын
@@EEVblog ah ok, yes i saw that. 😪 i guess "not a bobby dazzler"
@DaveMcAnulty5 жыл бұрын
@@EEVblog Thou shall check voltages!! Come-on, you know you want to!
@kaylaandjimbryant82585 жыл бұрын
i was actually surprised that it only had a tcxo and not an ocxo, given that this thing was just dripping with quality, and given how much it had to have sold for new. loved the clarke quote from the book 2001!
@TheDefpom5 жыл бұрын
You can see why I like repairing on this era of equipment.
@christhirion94745 жыл бұрын
Me too now I don't even bother opening the shit.
@StaticSkyTV5 жыл бұрын
So very satisfying. Inspirational too. Suddenly I find myself wanting to build little isolation boxes for my eurorack.
@PINKFL0YD-s2h5 жыл бұрын
Makes the Eurorack modules look shabby! 😂 Love the Subtractive synths. None of that FM rubbish tnx!
@gglovato5 жыл бұрын
i'd love to see a 3hr video on repairing and complete theory from the signal path on this thing!, complete with experiments and all that!
@benotsilent6703 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. That is a master piece of German electrical engineering.
@photoangelov5 жыл бұрын
21:47 "Penetration as far as the eye can see." Ok.
@BiecherBender5 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a MTBF calculation to MIL spec for this thing. Must be like 10^9 FIT :D
@Andres1319955 жыл бұрын
I have an ANT-20 Advanced Network Tester, by Wandel & Goltermann. It's amazing on the inside, the engineering they put into their instruments is their trademark.
@outsideworld765 жыл бұрын
I have an old Wandel & Goltermann catalogue, it's a hardcover book that doesn't have list prices so I guess they were not cheap xD You could also purchase a PS-19 level generator which could be used together with the SPM-19. W&G build a number of selective level meters but they are hard to find because they are still very useful and thus valuable since simular instruments are no longer build.
@thybet1115 жыл бұрын
One of my preferred video! Thanks a lot Dave for the the joy you gave me, and it's not only because of the teardown. Greetings from Switzerland.
@MaxKoschuh5 жыл бұрын
I did a teardown video of this one 3 years ago. I think it was BEB #1 or so ... Usually you pull-out the complete mainframe once you have removed the top plate cover. The mainframe is not screwed down. It' s just sitting in the aluminium enclosure, in rails. W&G built some more fascinating stuff, which I videotaped.
@MikeandMarilynWarren5 жыл бұрын
Ing. Max Koschuh's video teardown: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4mtg4x3eZ2IpMk
@thguillaume5 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, just watched that video on the plane. Loved every second of it but when you commented on the flathead screw "that's a bit rude" I laughed so hard🤣🤣. I have got one of these spm19. I will hook it up to a piece of wire and scan the band see what I get... Thanks for that great video and beautiful pictures.
@QoraxAudio5 жыл бұрын
I'm not German, but most of those things are more or less guessable for a Dutchman: Verstarker = amplifier (versterker in Dutch) Vorverstarker = preamplifier (voorversterker in Dutch) ZF-Verstarker = medium frequency amplifier (MF-versterker in Dutch) Umsetzer HF = high frequency converter (converter in Dutch, but "omzetter" literally translated gives converter) Gleichrichter = rectifier (gelijkrichter in Dutch) Frequenz teiler = frequency divider (frequentie deler in Dutch) Phasenjitterschaltung = phase and jitter circuit (phase en jitter schakeling in Dutch) Trager = carrier (drager in Dutch) Stufe = stage (trap in Dutch; the only German word in this video that looks more like English than Dutch) Btw, I always thought Rohde & Schwarz stood for skillful engineering, but this beast is on a higher level.
@onemorehunter5 жыл бұрын
That is absolutely gorgeous piece of engineering.
@nerdgarage5 жыл бұрын
Imagine what we could accomplish if manufacturers designed and built with this kind of quality today.
@DavidKrautscheid5 жыл бұрын
it would be unbelivible but it would cost a huge amount of money
@nerdgarage5 жыл бұрын
@@DavidKrautscheid Unfortunately true. And both the lack of quality and the would-be cost route back to the same ultimate problem ... greed. =(
@68pishta685 жыл бұрын
@@DavidKrautscheid Lots of military gear is built like this but isnt as 'pretty'. Usually cost is not a factor when its a sat-com radio or a piece of crypto gear.
@DavidKrautscheid5 жыл бұрын
@@68pishta68 thats wrong. if i would have build something like this wandel and goltermann in todays times it would cost you 30000 dollar and i think not that you can pay this
@davidbrewer79375 жыл бұрын
I worked extensively with W&G SLMS sets at STC (Standard Telephones & Cables) in the UK back in the late 80s. This stuff really is amazing well made & amazingly expensive.
@X-OR_5 жыл бұрын
I needed a Smoke after watching this !
@phelyan5 жыл бұрын
It's not the framing, it's your infectuous Aussie enthusiasm.
@nerdful15 жыл бұрын
I always refer to my Sencore equipment pull out menus. They don't fallout like yours, but unfold into several pages.
@VorpalGun5 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a repair video of this.
@MikeB_UK5 жыл бұрын
Great video. How about another one getting it to work again? It's so nicely made you know you need to see it work...
@Sloposse5 жыл бұрын
Dave Jones officially breaks his high pitch excited voice record lol
@johnbellas4905 жыл бұрын
That is a piece of GORGEOUS ELECTRONIC ENGINERING !!!!!!!
@Eric-ss5ip5 жыл бұрын
You should take a look at the BNC connectors. They can be removed and replaced with a tool in the little black compatment at the back.
@CoolMusicToMyEars5 жыл бұрын
What a lovely well built kit, well spotted in that skip ! 👍👏👏👏👏🥂🙏
@alimaleki2175 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing piece of equipment! Let’s see if Dave gets it working again; only about 95 caps and 5,000 resistors to test!
@simontay48515 жыл бұрын
And about a million other parts. Anyone of which could have gone bad/shorted/out of spec.
@alimaleki2175 жыл бұрын
Simon Tay definitely true!
@zsoltkohler70965 жыл бұрын
Nice gear! Dave, please do a video about how this thing works (with block diagram), what are this used for and what are the alternatives today is available. Thank you!
@crabmatic2k5 жыл бұрын
Ive still got three of these in use! Two of them I repaired back to working condition only last year.
@McTroyd5 жыл бұрын
This needs to be a repair video. Or series of repair videos. I don't care if it's nineteen 3-hour videos. I'll watch every one of them. So much to learn here....
@Equiluxe15 жыл бұрын
Warning stickers are all next to ground screws.
@tobias_off5 жыл бұрын
The meter is such a beaut. It is not worth to be used as a measurement tool, but it should be put into an exhibition of industiral tech design. ♥♥♥
@PeterCCamilleri5 жыл бұрын
The most amazing engineering I've ever seen!
@neteagle2k95 жыл бұрын
Any news from the custom usupply LCD ?
@ilanmagen5 жыл бұрын
Dave can you make repair attempt video on this pappy ?
@samanthafox82735 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the plastic lids are designed to preserve or correct some sort of ground pathway that was giving them trouble when metal cans touched?
@pulesjet5 жыл бұрын
Have fun ReCapping that Puppy.
@JackHalkabar5 жыл бұрын
Yes Dave, the framing always keeps me coming back for more... :D
@EEVblog5 жыл бұрын
I knew it!
Жыл бұрын
German workmanship: So robust and precise that the device would survive transport to Mars! At minute 23:14: '..Master class in design..". Yes!
@berenscott89995 жыл бұрын
I have seen similar high spec equipment, and this one piece of equipment had like tiny pipes in it. After awhile of pulling it apart, I was like, perhaps I shouldn't be doing this in case it has chemicals in the pipes that shouldn't be released into the air. Turns out that my thinking is correct, as there was a great case overseas where people tried to strip something containing radioactive materials and spread it around the entire town.
@NicoTe5 жыл бұрын
Ive got an voice announcer 'Ansagegerät' from Wandel und Goltermann. Nice thing 😅