Counters : just received my little miniature counter !
Well it's not as minuscule as I thought... it's twice bigger and 10 times heavier than I thought it would be.
The 7 Miniton displays all work like new, super bright and even brightness, razor sharp digits, beautiful to look at. Not as tiny as expected either. IIRC datasheet said 8mm tall digits, I measured it at 10mm, 25% more !
The red LED in the top left corner above the power switch... it's not a power-on status indicator, nope.... it's the status LED for the OCXO ! LED goes on and off constantly, as the thermal regulation goes on. It's lit for 3 to 5 seconds at a rough guess, then unlit for about the same amount of time, etc.. keeps blinking at you. So cool, it's like you had an X-ray camera to monitor the heart of the instrument in real time, gives a feeling of involvement, such a nice touch.
The display is updated once per second it seems, something like that.
I am glad I bought it, it's really a cute little thing !
Might benefit from a light cosmetic restoration though... a good clean to begin with of course, but a repaint as well maybe. The blue top/bottom covers are so poorly painted, or maybe it's rust bubbles, that it looks like crinkle paint or something !
Might sand it down and repaint it black. Front bezel black as well with white lettering, would make the Minitron displays stand out even more, they would be the star of the show.
Could do with new BNC sockets as well, they look crusty....
Anyway, will leave it like that for now and the foreseeable future...
Tested it, works fine no worries...