VTA hour meter

Here's what I did to track tube hours; I simply note readings on the tube box end, start-stop.
The meter is from ProPower (ProG713) and under $20. It's 120vac powered and is triggered from a SWITCHED outlet on the preamp. Meter is analog. Rect ~1 1/4" x 2" and has a neat little
mounting bracket that slides on from the rear. Mounted mine between VU 's. D9ale

(photo refused to host, oh well; ya'll get it)

Oddly your link shows a meter that works 6-80VDC, no mention of AC. Is that the correct link?

Jason

Ah,

Maybe this one?

http://www.amazon.com/Hour-Meter-120-AC-Volts/dp/B0027NLO8K/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A2WKIE7LC6QP0S

Great... another meter I have just convinced myself I need. (I really dig metering.) Although, an outlet type job might be a much easier solution.
Outlet Power Meter

Got one ... plugged it in ...

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(no thanx)

Also got one of these ...



Actually works quite nicely. LCD display and digital. Also a recessed install, which I haven't got to yet. It WILL store time powered off, and bonus, you can zero it as well if you've a mind to by shorting a pin in the back.

(That IS a 6-80vdc meter, so you'd have to get creative on hooking it up.)

sKiZo wrote:Got one ... plugged it in ...

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(no thanx)

Also got one of these ...



Actually works quite nicely. LCD display and digital. Also a recessed install, which I haven't got to yet. It WILL store time powered off, and bonus, you can zero it as well if you've a mind to by shorting a pin in the back.

(That IS a 6-80vdc meter, so you'd have to get creative on hooking it up.)

I second this. I also bought the silent one.
Controlling was really easy for me as i use +12V from preamp to control an ssr in the vta-70, same signal powers the hourmeter.

Here's mine ...



Plugged it in and ran it a while to see if it worked. Here's the fun part ... forgot what the thing was rated at and plugged it into ... 120VAC. Couple hundred hours later, it's still doing fine.

I suppose one concern (other than it melting down and taking a city block with it) is accuracy, but it's already built to run over a fairly wide range. Just plugged it in again and noted the time and I'll see what the readout is in a couple hours.

PS ... doesn't heat up or anything. Also, just checked the unit and the box and there's no voltage rating, or identification of ANY kind for that matter. And, it was sitting in the box for a couple months, so the memory seems to hold.