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Beckman LCD Assembly Repair

The basic Beckman multimeter design that seems to apply to many of their 3½ digit models from the late 1970s onward include an LCD/processor chip assembly held together by various plastic parts that simply clip together.  The later Wavetek-branded models … Continue reading

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Beckman Industrial HD140 Multimeter

The HD140 digital multimeter from Beckman Industrial is another in the “heavy-duty” series, very similar to the HD110 in a previous article.  Unlike the HD110 however, this is a 20,000-count 4½ digit model with RMS-responding AC capability. Unfortunately I can … Continue reading

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Beckman 3020 DMM Repair

Handheld digital multimeters were just beginning to gain popularity in the late 1970s.  Fluke was there of course, but so was Beckman.  This is a Beckman 3020 3½-digit 2000-count model that dates to 1979.  It has the classic Beckman ‘look’ … Continue reading

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Beckman Industrial HD110 Multimeter

This 3½-digit 2000 count manual-ranging heavy-duty multimeter is an interesting example of mid-80s technology.  With an impressive safety-yellow thick sturdy o-ring and gasket-sealed case, it looks like it could survive a drop test with the only damages being to the … Continue reading

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