EICO 368 Sweep Gen (1959)

[DaveWM]

I have one of those, used it to align a split chassis early Admiral (mainly due to the 22mhz IF used).

it took a while to learn how to use it, and I used a modern day freq counter to confrim the markers. As to why it needed alignment, well it had a been "restored" before I got it, (no it did not work, long story about why people should not shot gun recap and then lots of diddle stick drift).

Anyway I agree with the others, a more modern rig would be the way to go IF you really need to do an alignment. I have a BK 415 which I have used. as mentioned its rare to really need to do an alignment. If you go that route just be sure to learn on something that is not the precious to you.

[zeno]

I agree. If you must get a Sencore VA48 or 62.
Besides alignment they do almost anything you want.
At one point we had 3 VA48's on crash carts along with
a power right & scope. You cant beat them for usefulness.

I also agree alignment is rarely needed. In almost 40 yrs I
saw 2 sets that were tampered with & one GE that a xfrmer
got smashed. We did that one by eye. Thats tens of thousands
of sets I did, not including the other guys. What may help more
than anything is fresh NEW tubes in the tuner, 3 IF's and
1st video amp. Do note believe a checker here. They can
make a HUGE improvement especially on cheap sets &
early all tube jap sets.
There are also a few traps especially the 4.5 you can eyeball.

Just my 2 cents, I know there are many that dont agree.

73 Zeno