Televox No. 13 Transistor Type (Hearing Aid) Battery Tester
The Televox No. 13 Transistor Type (Hearing Aid) battery tester was made by/for
the Televox Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphia, PA around 1960.
This meter measured 2 5/16" in diameter by 11/16" thick (5.9 x 1.8 cm) and weighed
1.2 oz. (34 g).
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Front view of the Televox No. 13 Transistor Type (Hearing Aid) battery
tester. This was a single-range meter that simply read off the battery
voltage without any indication whether the battery was good or bad. |
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Close-up view of the Televox No. 13 Transistor Type (Hearing Aid)
battery tester meter. This meter could test batteries ranging from 0 to
7 volts.
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Close-up of the bottom front of the Televox No. 13 Transistor Type
(Hearing Aid) battery tester showing the positve contact (upper) and
negative probe (lower). To test a battery, you could touch the
positive terminal to the nubbin on the bottom and touch the negative
probe to the negative contact, or just sit the positive end of the
battery on the metal plate (below the red "+" and touch the probe to the
negative terminal of the battery. |
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Rear view of the Televox No. 13 Transistor Type (Hearing Aid) battery
tester.
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Top rear view of the Televox No. 13 Transistor Type (Hearing Aid)
battery tester showing how the negative terminal wire was attached to
the meter. The wire probe was 6¾" (17 cm) long. |
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Close-up view of the end of the box in which the Televox No. 13
Transistor Type (Hearing Aid) battery tester came showing the model
number (No. 13).
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View of the outside of the original box of the Televox No. 13
Transistor Type (Hearing Aid) battery tester. Note the price for this
meter was $13.95.
This box measured 3 1/16" high x 2¾" wide x 13/16" thick (7.8 x 7.0 x
2.1 cm).
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