- 2025
- Feb
- 9
What I did with this thing - The Waage 066 test box.
About a month ago, I made a post about what to do with this piece of not very useful technology:
https://wereboar.com … -waage-066-test-box/
Instead of discarding it, I decided to open it up, remove all of the wildly underrated wire, and make it into a display piece.
Everything was removed, cleaned and replaced save the original ammeter. A 15A meter isn’t all that useful here, and I didn’t have anything that would fit the hole except for an hour counter, so it went in there. I’m going to look for a voltmeter at shows this year, but a 2” meter isn’t as common at 2 1/8 and larger units.
The outlet, big toggle, and sockets were all cleaned in an ultrasonic bath. The little metal toggle in the middle, certainly not rated for 15A, was just surface cleaned. All parts were reinstalled into their original location. A new power cord was added None of the switches or outlets were reconnected - they’re just decoration at this point.
A bit of cleanup of the surface rust, an LED peanut bulb, and we’re back in business.
I know some said to restore it to use, but…it’s not really worth doing that. It’s now sitting in a room in the house I don’t use much, providing just enough light to see what’s in there.
