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Old guage overhaul needed

Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:51 am

Where would you send old military type guages for repair or overhaul?
can they do metric/European guages?

Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:28 pm

I would give Consolidated Instrument of Teterboro Nj a call. They have been in the business since 1946 and have an excellent reputation. They have serviced our instruments for a long time and are very good.

Ask for Eric Johannssen or OBJ Johannssen and tell them that we referred you.

http://www.consolidatedinstrument.com/
Located at Historic Teterboro Airport
510 Industrial Avenue
Teterboro, New Jersey 07608
Phone: (201) 288-1189

Fax: (201) 288-8006

Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:19 pm

Ralph Stahl has been overhauling our instruments on the B-17 for years, and does top notch work. A great guy too. He is at NW Regional Airport (52F)

Patrick Mahaffey
B-17 "Chuckie" pilot/mechanic
B-25 "Pacific Prowler pilot/mechanic


Stahl Air Instruments Inc.
101 Lindbergh Dr
Roanoke, TX 76262

(817) 430-8589

Instrument Overhaul

Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:39 pm

Will any of these shops do an instrument that has a radium face? What do people usually do about getting period instruments overhauled if they have a radium face?

Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:07 pm

There are still a few shops that will remove radium during the overhaul process, but there are EPA compliant procedures.

Air Parts may still do this kind of work, 570-748-0823

Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:51 pm

Try Keystone insturements in lock haven PA they will do insturments with radium on them
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