Restoring a 75-year old capacitor tester - Heathkit C-2
I recently bought a Heatkit C-2 capacitor tester (or also "condenser checker") from 1949/1950. Off course it needs quite a bit of work before it can be used again. WARNING: Do not attempt to repair electronic equipment if you don't know what you're doing. If you enjoy my content, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/retrotech Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Noise video footage by Milan Matos Electrocution logo by Nesdon Booth, The Noun Project
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