An EICO 249 VTVM, Part 6b: Teardown, part 2.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 09:51:44
The teardown of the EICO 249 continues. I found it advantageous to remove the second switch, so that will go into the ultrasonic bath before replacement.
Here’s what we’re removing:
And here’s what we had left:
I took most of the wiring out as well, since it was in bad shape. There’s also the matter of a tube socket not cooperating…stay tuned on that one!
Next part of this series: https://wereboar.com … ocket-for-the-12au7/
Previous part of this series: https://wereboar.com … -6a-teardown-part-1/
Wrapup and final thoughts: https://wereboar.com … -and-final-thoughts/
References
Manual set: https://wereboar.com … with%20schematic.zip
Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube. … k&list=PLbV6LYdZISZI
The playlist has more videos scheduled for much later, there are several months difference between here and YouTube.