I am possibly looking to buy this old Sun test machine for decoration/ use. I was just wondering if they have much value as far as collectability?
I found a small one at a swap meet, $20 later and it was mine. I think they look cool setup, not functioning but still cool!!!
A friend of mine just gave me one of these. I have no idea how to use it or what to do with it. It looks VERY neat sitting in the garage. I was thinking of removing the monitor and installing a TV screen. If nothing else, it would make a really cool entertainment cabinet for a finished garage. Just a thought....
In their day guy's would do just about anything to get hold of one of them. Does any of it work at all? They are a cl***ic that's for sure. Jimbo
i'm going to mount mine on a barn door track suspended from the shop ceiling so i can push it against the wall when not in use, and not take up valuable floor space.
That one looks like it come out of the 80's. You have to remember that they are "old" electronic items and just like old computers they start having issues. I've seen similar ones on Craigslist for 150.00 and less. They are a bit expensive to repair and I don't know how far back Sun keeps parts and pieces for them. Not old enough to be cool on display out in the garage unless most everything on it works and you can actually get some use out of it. Truthfully the cabinet is probably worth more to most guys than the machine on top of it. A lot of guys, myself included like those bottom cabinets to use as a base for a work station or set tool box on top of.
That would make some very cool garage art, all the better if you could make it work. Love the style of those old machines. If I ever get my shop built, I'll have to find something like that to put in it. Hell even at a business I could see something like that in waiting area if it had been cosmetically restored. Just cool history to have around.
Yes I agree. If you have a tune up shop for old cars then maybe it's worth restoring and taking up garage space but I ended up **** canning the top and just kept the cabinet for counter space and storage. I wanted to build a 50s-60s era repair shop just for show but it didn't take long for me to realize you have to be pretty wealthy to restore one and to have the space to do that. Except for the scope most of the functions can be done with a hand held unit. I think my unit was from the late 60s.
Looks very close the one we had in high school auto shop..69-72 it was state of the art in it's day, very useful still I would think. Of course we had more fun charging up condensers with it and leaving laying around for all the green horns.
What kind of money are the distributor machines bringing these days? I have always wanted one to use, not to look at, but I'm wondering if they are really pricy now?
This one is said to be completely functional. I also have an old champion spark plug cleaner/tester. I hope to build an "old" service station here on the property in the next couple of years so I am collecting service station related items. Many years ago I found one thrown out and hauled it home. I ended up moving and needing to get rid of it so I sold it at a yard sale for like $50-75. Been wishing I had it back ever since.
They don't seem to worth a lot, that said what's it worth to you? I have a newer model, the Sun 1115; which I've been able to pick up for $125 - $150. The Sun 1115 uses a little new technology and might be easier to fix, if there is a problem. I just sold a Sun EET-1160, for $125 about a month ago. From what I've seen, they don't seem to sell very well. You see them for sale all of the time, but if you are interested you should be able to pick one for your price. The performance tester that you have in the pictures, is a Sun EET-947; which is the same model that HAMB'r, Squirrel has. This model has the older look to it, compared to the Sun 1015/1115 series. Where in Washington do you live?
I think that the best feature about the machine was the ability to "short" out any cylinder that you wanted to. Was great for finding a bad spark plug wire. Beats stickin your meathook down next to exhaust manifolds and yankin off a plug wire. Oldmics
I bought one off of egay a couple of years ago for $300. I have about $700 in it now with all of the parts. I'll put it together in the next few months.
Sold mine a couple of years ago for $35 and had trouble getting that much out of it. I should have kept the cart.
neat, I have one just like that. I've had it over 20 years, used it a lot when I first got it, but over the years points mostly went away, and then the scope quit working, etc. I have no idea what they're worth these days, probably not more than a couple hundred if it's working, probably less if not. The big ones like that take up a lot of room.
I used one of those everyday while working as a mechanic back in the 60's and 70's. They were high tech back then for doing tuneups. You could find bad plug wires/ plugs on the scopes as well as fine tuning carb settings. worth more if functional.
If ya dont get it and it is a good price i might be interested, Ive been wanting one to use in my garage, and not as shop art
The Sun EET-947 is one of the bigger performance testers, that I've seen. It is 64" wide and 20" deep. The cabinet is 67" x 25" x 36" high.
Bought this one for about $100,cleaned it and everything works.A H.A.M.B member gave me the missing operating instructions manual.(Thanks a lot!!) Also a very nice garage art piece.
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