[rollei_list] Re: OT: Selenium Meters
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:25:02 -0700
Marc
I have discussed this with George Milton several times
over the years and he agrees that the major environmental
causes of derogation are moisture and temperature. Now
if you drop the meter, all bets are off.
This is the end of my discussion on Weston meters. I have
owned about 200 of them.
Jerry
Marc James Small wrote:
> At 02:08 PM 4/21/06 -0700, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> >
> >I will dissent with you both. Primary cause of failure is
> >humidity, (moisture, water vapor) exacerbated by high
> >temperature. Dust and light do nowt. Master II and III
> >meters had very poor moisture sealing and hence a lot of
> >them went belly up. The Weston 715 (and original Master)
> >had very good sealing of the cell, and therefore can still be
> >expected to work.
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> Jerry
>
> I would suggest that you discuss this with George Milton who repairs more
> selenium meters in a day than I have seen in a lifetime. His conclusions
> are, I believe, a bit different from yours.
>
> Marc
>
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