DC AvoMinor (AVO Minor Meter) 1935 Version

AVO Ltd.; London

  • Year
  • 1935
  • Category
  • Service- or Lab Equipment
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 115704

 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: DC AvoMinor 1935 Version - AVO Ltd.; London
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes
  • DC Volt-Ohm Meter

    Second of the DC Avominor series of small multimeters.

    This version introduced in 1935 was provided with a socket in the centre of the ohms adjustor knob to enable resistance measurement greater than 60k Ω using an external 6 Volt battery.

    Ranges;

    2mA 2.5 inch moving coil meter
    DC 6, 60, 300 volts - sensitivity 3mA
    DC 12, 120, 600 volts - sensitivity 6mA
    DC 3, 6, 30, 120 mA
    R 10kohm (~340 ohm center)

    and with external battery using socket in ohms adjuster.:
    R 60kohm (on 6V range)
    R 600kohm (on 60V range)
    R 3megohms (on 120V range)

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert
  • Author
  • Model page created by Mario Coelho. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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