boltonblue

Alas, no Simpson here.

Zippy

I believe that I also built that one in tech school, but it was "lost" in one of our moves.

Scooterboy

I built a Heathkit VTVM decades ago. It too is gone with the wind.

God I miss Heathkit!

dlq04

You guys need to stop living in the past. BTW, anyone know where I can get the Pong video game I used to love.

jukngene

Me, too! I built a Heathkit color TV that worked great for about 10 years.
My favorite kits were my 80 watt Dynaco amp and AM/FM tuner that I built in 1974, that are still working perfectly! (Well, I did have to replace the electrolytic cap in the amp power supply a couple years ago to take care of the hum.)

boltonblue

Here ya go Gene,

Dynaco ST-70 Series 3 Tube Power Amplifier | The Absolute Sound

jukngene

I'll stick with my solid state SCA-80Q. $3,000 for a tube amp is just not in my budget! But I'm sure the sound is fantastic.

Driveaholic

Great video! I knew some of that equipment from the inside also--used to repair a lot of those. My first kit was an Eico 232 VTVM, I used it for years. There was more of an art to analog repairs, digital can be boring.
I've done testing and repairs for an electronics manufacturer for the last four years and I was shocked to see an old Simpson 260 used in one area where the assemblers check for voltage spikes when they build an old style board for the Navy. It still works!

Scooterboy

My feeling is on circuits or systems where you have rapid voltage changes there is nothing better than an analog meter and the Simpson 260 was the best!

Driveaholic

I agree, still have an analog VOM at home that I use for that purpose. The 260 used to be the industry standard.