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Thread Number: 1973
1952 Vac-U-Tronic Vacuum Tester |
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| Post# 21241 9/26/2007 at 21:40 (6,048 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Little item I snagged off eBay for US$5.24. I took a chance it was what it seemed to be, tho' I thought it was much larger. Now the Canadian dollar is at par, that's CN$5.24. :-) The case measures 8" H x 6.5" W x 2.5" D. Cute as the dickens with a bakelite handle and the plug-in electric probes. There is a 1 5/8" Dia. cutout on the side within which resides a 1.5" solid & still spongey rubber ball with a copper nipple line running to the gauge. The electric section is separate from the Vacuum water inches gauge. 
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| Post# 21242 , Reply# 1 9/26/2007 at 21:41 (6,048 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 21243 , Reply# 2 9/26/2007 at 21:43 (6,048 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 21244 , Reply# 3 9/26/2007 at 21:52 (6,048 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Now for the bonus surprise ending...
Case back panel. 1952. Darn right it works. Sensitive and accurate. Dang thing is so compact I can take it everywhere I go. What a fun instrument and really really awfully useful for my player piano work since my other vacuum gauges are handheld or they fall over. In addition it has its own circuit tester and plug socket. Only vacuum I have on the chart is the Air-Way 66 and its reading 64". I'll be re-testing all the vacuums around here for another definitive comparison soon, dontcha know. Dave. 
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| Post# 21246 , Reply# 4 9/27/2007 at 00:50 (6,048 days old) by industrialist () | ||
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Wow i would love to get my hands on one of those! I have an old growler and motor tester but a suction tester of that magnatude is really neat, great find | ||
Post# 21251 , Reply# 6 9/27/2007 at 03:41 (6,048 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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The tester shown may not work with some newer vacuum cleaners-they can produce suction levels over 100".Most twin fan motors can do over 100".I have a Riccar 1800 that can do over 120".Mieles get close to 115". | ||
| Post# 236898 , Reply# 9 6/17/2013 at 20:45 (3,957 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Steam Threasher!!! We go to the Old Threashers Reunion July fourth in Denton NC every year!!!! | ||
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