[BC] Weston VU Meters -

[Larry Bloomfield]

Doug is correct. It did require a 3900 ohm series resistor and it did 
have to bridge a loaded 600 ohm line. What is interesting, CBS, which we 
all know stands for Can't Be Standard, unlike, NBC and then ABC didn't 
use 600 ohm lines, they use 150 ohm. They still used the VI meters, but 
did some interfacing to accommodate the standard.

LB

schleutker at schleutker.net wrote:

>>Many of the older rack mounted meters had switches that inserted 
>>resistors. It appeared to me that "Volume Units" had different 
>>meanings depending on what fed it.
>>
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>A 'standard' VU meter had defined meter ballistics that were only valid under certain conditions.
>I may be a bit hazy on this part, but I believe the meter required a 3900 ohm series resistor and had to bridge a loaded 600 ohm  (maybe it was 500 ohm) line.    Anybody with a better memory who could clear the haze?
>
>Douglas E. Schleutker
>Vista, CA
>doug at schleutker.net 
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