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Hey Marco, thanks for the good links. Looks like I was wrong, it IS a Sixtomat. But which one? I didn't know until now that there were different versions. From your links and others on eBay, I can see it's the type With the solid red nameplate. Versions with red and blue nameplates (like the "Sixtonrat") are referred to as color finders. Too bad, the Gossen site that James posted doesn't have photos of all the Sixtomat varieties, only the X3. Oh yes, how did I repair it? It was nearly two years ago, so I'm working from long term memory on this one. I purchased the meter on eBay for a few dollars, and it was dead (surprise!). There was no meter movement at all. Inside, I discovered that the selenium cell is held in place with spring-bronze contacts. The contacts make the electrical connections to the circuit. I removed the cell, wiped the connecting points with alcohol, then wiped on a fine layer of deoxit contact cleaner. this brought the meter back to life, but only on one range. This meter has two sensitivity ranges that are automatically selected as you turn the wheel on the side. A leaf switch is activated by a cam on the wheel, and this turned out to be much more problematic. I spent an hour or so cleaning and adjusting the switch until it worked properly. I really like this meter because of its wide EV range. Without the need for auxiliary or flip-down cells, it measures EV 4 to EV 18 (ISO 400). My Gossen C-Mate CDS meter barely exceeds this sensitivity (it measures EV 3 to EV 17), and it eats expensive mercury cells to do so. Thanks for everyone's input on this; I'm glad to learn that it's a Sixtomat. Now, if anyone knows which version... |