AC-DC Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter 215 (WD-215)

Simpson Electric Co.; Chicago, IL - Lac du Flambeau, WI

  • Year
  • 1938–1946
  • Category
  • Service- or Lab Equipment
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 95802

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 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 1x 1.5 & 2x 3 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: AC-DC Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter 215 - Simpson Electric Co.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 5.5 x 7 x 3 inch / 140 x 178 x 76 mm
  • Notes
  • Sensitivity 5000 ohms per volts DC, 1000 ohms per volt AC. 4.5" meter.

    AC Volt: 0 - 2.5, 10, 50, 250, 1000, 5000
    DC Volt: 0 - 2.5, 10, 50, 250, 1000, 5000
    AC Volt output: 2.5, 10, 50, 250, 1000, 5000
    DC Milliamperes: 0 - 10, 100, 500
    DC Microamperes: 0 - 250
    Decibels: -12 to +52 in 5 ranges
    Ohms: 0 - 4K ohms (30 ohms center); 0 - 400K ohms (3K ohms center); 0 - 4 megohms (30K ohms center).

    Batteries: one Burgess No. 1 and two Burgess No. 422.

    Price in 1946: $32.50

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 25.00 $
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • 1938 Radolek Catalog
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (User Manual)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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