This little British made (in Manchester) multimeter was in a very
grubby
condition when I was given it by Adam
Russell in 2014. It
used to belong to his great uncle who used to repair TVs. The leaking
Duracell AA cell which caused the damage to the contacts back cover
and box was dated 1997. The meter has a moving iron movement and
is protected by a 80mA fuse seen on the right of the battery
compartment below. Part of one of the retaining clips had corroded and
I
have replaced this with a small piece of copper. Terminals are provided
for the instrument to measure 0-6V, 0-240V, 0-30mA and
continuity. The front panel is pierced with holes spaced to
suit British 4/5 pin valves so that the continuity of the filaments
could
be checked. The meter
works and is reasonably accurate but the pointer sometimes sticks. I
have several other pocket meters HERE
one of which was also made in Manchester and I wonder if there was any
connection between Pifco and Triangle. Any
ideas?
Wireless World advert 1947
There is an advertisement from the Popular Wireless magazine, dated
September 1st 1934 for the Pifco All-In-One RadioMeter priced at 12/6
(�0.625) and others here
which indicate that it was still for sale in 1949 but priced at
25/- (�1.25). The age of this particular instrument is thus rather
difficult to pin down.
PDF
file of instruction booklet
