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Date:         Thu, 8 Sep 2022 17:49:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant acquired
Comments: To: "Dick W." <sailingfc@dslextreme.com>
In-Reply-To:  <77.E7.03956.92E3A136@smtp02.nrtc.email-ash1.sync.lan>
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Dear 1980's

I have one too bought at a garage sale on a day when money had little to no meaning - i took it ocer to my mentor s house as we both usually have a host of vehicles dating back to the 'steam age ' -- and there it sits - i wonder if those machines weren't simply a fancy club with which to hit incoming customers with as the shop extracted funds ample enough to get dial readings centred on some immaginary data set the dials and lights indicated

On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 12:10 PM Dick W. <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:

> That would be great man cave decoration furniture.Throw some flashing LEDs > on it.-Dick W.-Sent via my phone. > -------- Original message --------From: Eric Caron < > ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> Date: 9/8/22 07:54 (GMT-08:00) To: > vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant > acquired What fun! Time for some mad science experiments. And the > perfect tool for 80 vans.Not to mention the ultimate paper weight.Eric > On > Sep 8, 2022, at 10:28 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:> > Sorry > I should have explained more…> > It’s one of those machines on wheels used > in repair shops back in the days of distributors and points and coils etc > etc> > Has 4 large gauges , things like vacuum/pressure, volts, ohms , > dwell, timing etc. plus a screen that is more or less an oscilloscope. Plus > button switches and wood grain face!> > Wires and leads … attach to the > engine and battery … > > > Alistair > >> On Sep 8, 2022, at 4:46 AM, Eric > Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:>> >> That’s it, I’m on my way > west even if on a flat bed. >> >> Now, can someone tell me what the heck > this monster machine is, and why I need to meet it?>> >> Eric Caron >> >> > >>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 11:42 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> > wrote:>>> >>> Hooray! Now Eric has a reason to drive out to the West > Coast! We all have>>> our idiot syncro cies.>>> >>> Interested to see your > experiments reported in your blog.>>> >>> BT>>> >>>> On Wednesday, > September 7, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:>>>> >>>> Hi,>>>> > >>>> I know I have lots to catch up on, but had to tell you of my > stupidity>>>> today.>>>> >>>> Picked up, free, an Allen-tronic diagnostics > system II test>>>> machine/instrument.>>>> >>>> I don’t know what I was > thinking. Had to use the truck to get it. It’s>>>> huge and weighs a > ton.>>>> >>>> Haven’t tested it yet, turns on, lights go on, crt works, > vacuum gauge>>>> works.>>>> >>>> It’s like a trip back to a 1980’s > garage.>>>> >>>> I have no room for it, I thought it might have been > smaller. I’m an idiot!>>>> >>>> :-)>>>> >>>> Alistair

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