A History of L and R Instruments

From 1986 through April of 1998 John Fett was owner and manager of LaCoste and Romberg Gravity Meters, Inc. located in Austin, Texas. It had been a long time plan to move west to a drier climate with more opportunities for outdoor recreation. With this in mind, L and R Instruments was formed as a Nevada Corporation in 1996 and work was started on the design of new geophysical instruments. We have an interest in the design of several types of geophysical instruments. The first instrument designed and put into production was a low-cost earth resistivity instrument, the MiniRes LaCoste and Romberg was sold on April 30th of 1998 and John Fett and L and R Instruments moved to Incline Village, Nevada.

The MiniRes was extensively field tested before a final production design was completed. Field testing included over a half year of rental of prototype MiniRes to projects with various climates and field conditions. It also allowed testing the effects of dozens of cross-country shipments.

A more powerful version of the MiniRes was introduced in July of 1999. This new version of the MiniRes is now available. It provides automatic shifting to greater voltage and greater current when ground conditions dictate.

New geophysical instruments are under design at this time. L and R Instruments also sells geophysical software. Several geophysical data reduction and interpretation programs are available for the fields of resistivity, magnetics and gravity. More will be added.

Due to the amount of snow in the winter, Incline Village does not have mail delivery; thus the need for a Post Office Box address for U S Mail. Shipment by Federal Express or United Parcel Service should be directed to:

550 Gonowabie Roads, Crystal Bay, NV 89402.

(Crystal Bay is on the west boundary of Incline Village and located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.)

Our web address is www.L-and-R.com            

 

 

L and R Instruments, Inc.
P O Box 5989, Incline Village, NV 89450, USA

Phone 775-833-1212                                    FAX 775-833-3434

Email: JDFincline@aol.com                             http://www.L-and-R.com