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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics View Post
    I worked on some of the last production of Strowger electromechanical gear at GEC in Hartlepool about 1981 ish as "works experience". Believe me they had a low opinion of system x there! It was the towns biggest employer and system x shut it down...
    There's something wonderful about electromechanical gear. I worked as student in the summer at Pye TMC, setting up Carpenter relays for use in telephone exchanges. Those relays were beautifully engineered and I learnt a lot about electrical contact technology.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics View Post
    I worked on some of the last production of Strowger electromechanical gear at GEC in Hartlepool about 1981 ish as "works experience". Believe me they had a low opinion of system x there! It was the towns biggest employer and system x shut it down...
    So, another ex GEC guy, there's a lot of them about, including Spendorman.
    Spendorman

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    Quote Originally Posted by spendorman View Post
    So, another ex GEC guy, there's a lot of them about, including Spendorman.
    Me too!
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    Many years later I worked for a while for what had been GPT at Newton Aycliffe... It had been bought out by then (can't remember the name of the company I actually worked for) and it mainly did repair work on customer returns of BT cordless phones and answering machines.... Most of the test gear still had "Property of GPT" stickers on it...
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    Off topic I know, but I can recall wiring Strowger gear at Shepton Mallett Exchange in 1967 for the Post office. Ericksons were the suppliers (my Dad worked for them; later Plessey).

    The spare springs were very useful to small boys and also the regenerator units (remember those?)
    Richard
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    Source component/s:
    Cambridge CXC Cd player; Inspire Apollo deck + Roksan Nima arm + Ortofon 2M Black; Denon TU-580RD tuner; Logitech Squeezebox Touch. Rpi with Volumio. RME DAC.

    Amplification: WD KEL84+ valve amp; Rega Brio, Quad 306 (DADA modded, - in reserve)). Trichord Dino2 & Dino+ PS;

    Wiim mini, Wiim Pro, Wiim ProPlus streamers

    Loudspeakers:
    Living Voice Auditorium IBX-R2.
    Q Acoustics 2010 in the 'study'.

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