Random board shot: A Sabtronics 2000 DVM.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 07:50:35
Today’s board is the power supply of a Sabtronics 2000 DVM. Sabtronics is known for being one of the first, if not the first company to offer a hobby priced digital meter. They eventually expanded out into other instruments, into more specialized measurements like True RMS - also at an affordable price. Unfortunately, technology marches on and a company in the USA providing USA-made devices got their lunch eaten by the cheaper array of imports. The devices they offered still have a place today, and those bright “science blue” cases are just as attractive now as they were then.
Here’s the board:
What’s of particular note is, of course, the faint orange script “T” in the upper right hand corner. This board is more akin to the Textolite made at the GE Coshocton plant, but was made there all the same.
I always like finding a piece of home in a device. Especially one that I can use, like this meter. Stay tuned, the “T” will most certainly make an appearance again!