Restoring a 1963 Admiral ctc-12 clone

[Tubejunke]

Just the way it was worded sounded like one connected in series with each lead as opposed to one in parallel with the two leads. I think I will go with the mighty Simpson analog meter. No real reason; I just like analog meters, but I firmly believe that you could do the job with a digital meter and get a rock steady reading.

[old_coot88]

Originally Posted by Tubejunke

...I think I will go with the mighty Simpson analog meter. No real reason; I just like analog meters,..

You're speakin' of the Simpson 260, right? That's the only meter i ever used for general servicing for 30+ years (except for the rare occasion when a VTVM was needed for probing some high impedance circuit).

...but I firmly believe that you could do the job with a digital meter and get a rock steady reading.

You might be able to run red lights and stop signs for a while, too. I would never use a digital (don't even own one) for anything but pure DC, clean sinewave AC, or ohms.

[Tubejunke]

Originally Posted by old_coot88

You're speakin' of the Simpson 260, right? That's the only meter i ever used for general servicing for 30+ years (except for the rare occasion when a VTVM was needed for probing some high impedance circuit).

You might be able to run red lights and stop signs for a while, too. I would never use a digital (don't even own one) for anything but pure DC, clean sinewave AC, or ohms.

I like the way you think!

I would like to learn more about exactly what a VTVM can do that no others can do, or do as well. I have a Simpson VTVM and a huge bench model Hickok.