05-31-2009, 12:05 AM
I finally got around to taking pix of this item, even though I've had this thing in my collection for over a year.
This is rare. Never seen one like it, and I doubt too many of them exist.
It's a Model 015 battery tester, and it's unique in that it will test all the batteries Philco had out before the beginning of World War II. It has about six plugs on the end--one two-pinner for the 1.5 volt A batteries, one for B batteries, a couple for AB packs, and a large seven-pin job to test the large BC farm packs.
To test is drop-dead simple: Rotate the pointer to the particular battery you want to test, stick the plug into the socket and let flap.
It's a metal cabinet, simple meter, foil-paper faceplate, and the socket cable is covered with braided fabric. I figure it's about 1941 vintage because of the battery numbers it tests.
Also has a couple of jacks to do manual testing.
Got it on the 'bay, can't remember how much I paid for it. If I remember correctly, I may have been in competition with one other person, but otherwise, no one wanted it, probably because it only tested specialized batteries. As if that was going to be sticking point for the Batterymaker....
[Image: http://users.mw.net/~bmorris/tester.jpg]
[Image: http://users.mw.net/~bmorris/plugs.jpg]
This is rare. Never seen one like it, and I doubt too many of them exist.
It's a Model 015 battery tester, and it's unique in that it will test all the batteries Philco had out before the beginning of World War II. It has about six plugs on the end--one two-pinner for the 1.5 volt A batteries, one for B batteries, a couple for AB packs, and a large seven-pin job to test the large BC farm packs.
To test is drop-dead simple: Rotate the pointer to the particular battery you want to test, stick the plug into the socket and let flap.
It's a metal cabinet, simple meter, foil-paper faceplate, and the socket cable is covered with braided fabric. I figure it's about 1941 vintage because of the battery numbers it tests.
Also has a couple of jacks to do manual testing.
Got it on the 'bay, can't remember how much I paid for it. If I remember correctly, I may have been in competition with one other person, but otherwise, no one wanted it, probably because it only tested specialized batteries. As if that was going to be sticking point for the Batterymaker....
[Image: http://users.mw.net/~bmorris/tester.jpg]
[Image: http://users.mw.net/~bmorris/plugs.jpg]
