Gauges

guido · Oct 24, 2016

I posted just the front slide of thd gauges. Now ths back side shows were ths cable grooves are.

Guido. :lol:

Mike(NEOhio) · Oct 24, 2016

I have one that has two different size grooves and two scales on the face for checking starter and alt/gen output. I use it a lot.

guido · Oct 24, 2016

(quoted from post at 04:29:53 10/25/16) I have one that has two different size grooves and two scales on the face for checking starter and alt/gen output. I use it a lot.

Hello Mike(NEOhio),

Those gauges are really handy for spot checking. I won't admit their ages though. I guess you can still buy them? Probably not. 25 cents at a yard sale after I'm gone......

Guido

Bob Bancroft · Oct 24, 2016

Yep, I've got one of them, it's square. I should dig it out. I forget about it!

Geo-TH,In · Oct 24, 2016

Guido,
I'll give you $.50 each and freight. Can't beat doubling you money can you? Good find. I'm not a yard sale person.

4play · Oct 24, 2016

i have an old Mac tools gauge similar to those and it was used to find shorts. Basically you ran gauge down the wire and the needle would point one way or the other until you found the center of a short, bad connection or broke wire

guido · Oct 24, 2016

Hello 4play,

I used one of those when I worked at the Dodge Dealer. A compass would do the same thing,

Guido.

guido · Oct 24, 2016

Hello Geo-TH, In,

You are not paying attention are you? It is not what I posted. Actually I bought them when I worked at the Dodge dealer, which I left in 1965,

Guido.

tractorguy2 · Oct 24, 2016

I've got one just like yours.

guido · Oct 24, 2016

Hello tractorguy2,

I guess it is show and tell time? HA HA. How long have you had them? Mine are pretty old!!!!.
Must people don't know that such tool even existed,

Guido.

gab · Oct 24, 2016

I've got those plus a Delco alternator tester, haven't used them in years.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 25, 2016

Guido,
I thought from the post you got them for $.25 at yard sale, guess I was confused. Offer still stands, I'll still give you $.50.

Geo

Texasmark1 · Oct 25, 2016

Well that explains the mechanism:

From the www (or EE handbook or several other sources): "When electricity flows in a long straight wire it creates a circular or cylindrical magnetic field around the wire according to the right-hand rule. The conventional current, which is the opposite of the actual flow of electrons, is a flow of positive charges along the positive Z-axis.
Right-hand rule - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-hand_ruleWikipedia"

The needle, or something internal attached thereto, is ferrous and it and the visual scale are calibrated to the strength of the magnetic field created by the amount of current flowing through the wire inserted into the slot. Pretty simple gadget.

jeffcat · Oct 25, 2016

I must have half a dozen of them. Delco, Snap on, and Blue Point among others. Find them at the flea markets on a table. Can be from $2.oo all of the way to 20 for the snap on. It was brand new. Handy for finding a power problem on a garden tractor. Stupid problem..but found it. Just don't drop them.

guido · Oct 25, 2016

Hello jeffcat,

Berlin Action? HE! HE!. I have had them since the sixties have not dropped them yet.
I may visit Berlin action this coming week. I am looking to replace foam insert for a couple of chairs,

Guido.

guido · Oct 25, 2016

Hello texasmark1,

Short answer is yes simple and it works!

Guido.

jeffcat · Oct 26, 2016

Go visit Sams. Take your old cusion covers with you. They have a gizmo to stick the foam in. Oh, wash them first.

guido · Oct 26, 2016

Hello jeffcat,

My cushions have a zipper so it should be easy. Have not been, at the auction, for years. I will have to make a trip to new jersey any way, so I'll stop in. I did go to school with John Stella. He wanted to learn refrigeration for the farm had plenty of it. We actually toured the refrigerated units as a class trip. I am not telling what year though,

Guido.

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