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Seco Manufacturing Co.; Minneapolis, MN
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| Name: | Seco Manufacturing Co.; Minneapolis, MN (USA) |
| Abbreviation: | seco |
| Products: | Model types Others |
| Summary: |
Seco Manufacturing Co. Seco (originally Service Engineers Co.) is a manufacturer of test equipment including vacuum tube voltmeters, tube and transistor checkers, and grid circuit testers. Models primarily date from the early 1950's to 1960's, with some models perhaps in the early 1970's. Other company names include: Seco Electronics, Inc., Minneapolis, MN Seco Electronics Corp., 1001 2nd St. South, Hopkins, MN 55343 The Minneapolis models used the Seco logo with the lightning bolt and the later Hopkins models used the large "S" logo with Seco in the middle. |
| History: |
This manufacturer was suggested by Vitor Oliveira.
Some models:
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 56 | VT Grid Circuit Tester GCT-5 | 6J5 | 7 wired sockets for testing tube types of any voltage from 3 to 12 volts. Later ver... |
| USA | 60 | Tube Tester 107 | Six valve holders, one VU meter, one indicator tube, manual test voltage adjustment, 32 ad... | |
| USA | 59 | Tube Tester 78 | 12AU7 | Manual test voltage adjustment, one 5 mA meter. |
| USA | 61 | Tube Tester 88 & 88a | 12AU7 | Manual test voltage adjustment, one 5 mA meter. |
| USA | 58 | Vacuum Tube Volt Meter 208 | 12AU7 | Seven ranges DC and AC voltage up to 1.500 V; ohmmeter up to 1.000 Mohms in seven ranges, ... |
| USA | 54 | VT Grid Circuit Tester GCT-3 | 6J5GT | Four valve holders, one indicator tube. The Seco GCT-3 isolates a.g.c. tube malfun... |
| USA | 50 | VT Grid Circuit Tester GCT-1 | Seco GCT-1 VT Grid Circuit Tester; Three + one spare valve holders, one indicator tube. | |
| USA | 65 | Deluxe Tube Tester 107B | Dynamic Mutual Conductance Tube Tester. | |
| USA | 57 | VT Grid Circuit Tester GCT-8 | 12AU7 | |
| USA | 70 | In Circuit Current Checker HC8-A | Tester for TV Horizontal Output Tubes. | |
| USA | 65 | Grid Circuit Tube Tester GCT-9-W | Seco Grid Circuit Tube Tester GCT-9-W; Indicator tube, four sockets. In transport case. | |
| USA | 65 | In Circuit Current Checker HC6 |
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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):
Fa. Logo aus orig. Anleitung.
Picture of the original SECO (Service Engineers Co.) shop at 5015 Penn Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN
Logo used by Seco Electronics Corp. and Seco Electronics Inc.
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