10-07-2016, 09:22 PM
Well... the bad thing is that many Precise 111s were "kit" sets, and some kit builders were better than others. AND then you have the previous owners who have never heard of the concept "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
IF you can get it working properly, it is an excellent instrument. If it comes in a full case with lid like the one in the photos, it is probably a "factory wired" model. The ones that came in a metal case with no lid were usually the kit models.
Three bits of advice: 1. The chassis and control panel are flimsy, make sure you have it braced when wotking on it out of the cabinet; 2. The potentiometers/rheostats used were cheap. Make sure they are all in good shape; 3. The "slide switches" on either side of the lower row of seven knobs are also prone to failure.
IF you can get it working properly, it is an excellent instrument. If it comes in a full case with lid like the one in the photos, it is probably a "factory wired" model. The ones that came in a metal case with no lid were usually the kit models.
Three bits of advice: 1. The chassis and control panel are flimsy, make sure you have it braced when wotking on it out of the cabinet; 2. The potentiometers/rheostats used were cheap. Make sure they are all in good shape; 3. The "slide switches" on either side of the lower row of seven knobs are also prone to failure.
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