John-Del wrote:
: I wonder if you mean this:

: http://cgi.ebay.com/DIEHL-MARK-V-ANA...cmdZViewIte m


: I know a jerk (I"m being kind) who still uses one of these.


It's possible, that Diehl name rings a bell but not sure if they were
advertisers also and I'm mixing them up. The vintage is right in that ebay
auction (sitting in house for 30+ years).

It's no big deal really to everyone else, the subject of "a magic wand" came
up recently in a discussion about repairing things and it reminded me of
those ads. They sort of were in the same catagory as D.A.K. ads of the time,
which was a company that sold probably sub-standard products by using nearly
all text in ads, tiptoe'ing around solid facts by hyping up how much easier
life would be if you owned one.

Also although it could of been "Electronic Servicing" magazine, it occured
to me there was another one called "PF Reporter" which was printed by SAMS
(PF=Photofact) that the ads could of been in also.

The device being a horizontal drive analyzer sort of makes sense if it
follows suit that 90% of all problems are related to that fact. Suppose
Diehl (if it was them) could of done a study to support it. Off hand I think
the ads mentioned anything from intermittent tuners to being able to detect
gassy picture tubes, so I don't know.

Maybe there was a deluxe model.

-bruce