AvoMeter (AVO Meter) 8 Mk.v (5)

AVO Ltd.; London

  • Year
  • 1972
  • Category
  • Service- or Lab Equipment
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 105039

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 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 15 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: AvoMeter 8 Mk.v - AVO Ltd.; London
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 170 x 195 x 115 mm / 6.7 x 7.7 x 4.5 inch
  • Notes
  • AvoMeter Model 8, Mark V.

    New internal and external design including movement, the new plastic front-panel no longer includes the word "Universal" Plastic casing redesigned. Leather carrying handle abandoned for a plastic one. Instrument much lighter than all previous models.

    dB scale and LR range deleted. (But LR could still be measured with
    Resistance Range unit.) Adopted Model 9 ranges and added 600 volts AC range.

    DC 3, 10, 30, 100, 300, 600, 1000, 3000 volts - sensitivity 50 uA
    DC 0.05, 0.3, 1, 10, 100 mA, 1, 10 A
    AC 3, 10, 30, 100, 300, 600, 1000, 3000 volts - 
    sensitivity: 0.5 mA on 30+ volts, 1 on 10, 10 on 3
    AC 10, 100 mA, 1, 10 A
    R 2k, 200k, 20 M ohm (20, 2k, 200k ohm center)
    Also Ins. (2 M ohm center, with external power)

     

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 1.7 kg / 3 lb 11.9 oz (3.744 lb)
  • Source of data
  • - - Data from my own collection

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