Hardware Exploded Views For Radio Shack Products 31-XXX THRU 42-XXX – July 1994
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Radio Shack / Tandy Support Library 26-XXX
Hardware Exploded Views For Radio Shack Products 26-XXX – July 1994
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Radio Shack / Tandy Support Library 25-XXX
Hardware Exploded Views For Radio Shack Products 25-XXX – July 1994
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Radio Shack / Tandy Support Library 17-XXX THRU 22-XXX
Hardware Exploded Views For Radio Shack Products 17-XXX THRU 22-XXX – July 1994
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Radio Shack / Tandy Support Library 15-XXX & 16-XXX
Hardware Exploded Views For Radio Shack Products 15-XXX – 16-XXX July 1994
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Radio Shack / Tandy Support Library 14-XXX
Hardware Exploded Views For Radio Shack Products 14-XXX – July 1994
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Radio Shack / Tandy Support Library 13-XXX
Hardware Exploded Views For Radio Shack Products 13-XXX – July 1994
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July Auction Finds – Weston Electric Model 24 Amp Meter & More
It’s been a while since I have written a blog posting. I guess life can get in the way of some of our hobbies, or as I have noticed other hobbies take priority over others. You may ask what I have been up to over the last year that has been taking up so much time.
My side hustles :
- Buying vintage video games and repair / refurbish for resale
- Buying vintage cameras for repair / refurbish for resale
- Buying vintage electronics / test instruments for refurbish for resale
- Recycling old computers and reselling their components
Recently I won an auction that had some very cool vintage test instruments and I thought I could put a little time into refurbishing them and flip for a couple extra dollars. If you have ever read my blog its not about making money on my projects, but more of the process to get to the final product that I enjoy.
The Weston Electrical Instrument Co. Model 24 – Ammeter
At a recent live auction I picked up 4 various test instruments
- The Weston Electrical Model 24 Ammeter
- The Weston Electrical Model 45 Voltmeter
- A Simpson Model 260 Multi-Meter
- A Shallcross No 310 Galvanometer
The first Item I decided to refurbish was the Weston 24, it was by far in the worst shape of the lot. I’m not sure if it got this way from being in service in some industrial factory or maybe in a subway? I estimate this meter to be at least 100 years old.
How the Weston looked when it arrived
This is what the meter looked like when it arrived at my house. The dirt was embedded and would not come out. I used a mixture of alcohol and water and a Dremel with a wire brush attachment to loosen 100 years of grime.
It was a slow going process, but eventually most of the dirt, rust and crud was liberated from the meter.
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Chase-N-Counter: A rare handheld game from 1982
Recently I won a lot of handheld games from the 80’s at a local auction. Some of the games were in rough shape while others were in fair to good condition. This game Chase-N-Counter was in good shape with minimal wear and after installing a new LR44 battery I fired it up to see if it worked.
To my surprise Chase-N-Counter was like taking a trip in a time machine. I was 9 years old in 1982 and I remember being jealous of the kids at school that had calculators, but especially jealous of the ones that had handheld games like this.
What its worth?
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Who Writes Your Advertisements Waste Management?
Companies like Waste Management still like to send direct paper mail. You know the kind.. its the mail you usually look at quick and then toss in the trash. When your wife asks you any mail today and you respond, all junk!
I received this nice advertisement from Waste Management and funny it arrived at a time when I was thinking of replacing my trash hauler. I decided to give it a quick read to see what they were offering. The wording and stipulations in the message were so bad I laughed and thought to myself I need to share this.
I’m not a professional writer, in fact my writing is fair at best. I have always stated I write this blog with the intention that no one will ever read it. That said here is my critique on the recent Waste Management advertisement I received recently. Continue reading “Who Writes Your Advertisements Waste Management?”