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Poll- Who owns a tube tester

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Nah
Wed Apr 27 2011, 01:13AM Print
Nah Registered Member #3567 Joined: Mon Jan 03 2011, 10:49PM
Location: USA, 1960s
Posts: 260
 		Hello!

I know for a fact that Mary and all the rest of the gang has them. But, what about the rest of 4hv? I own 4, a precision 912, the work horse, a tung-sol portable, a RS 105, and a hickok 476 (or is it 467)
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Chip Fixes
Wed Apr 27 2011, 01:50AM
Chip Fixes Registered Member #3781 Joined: Sat Mar 26 2011, 02:25AM
Location:
Posts: 701
 		I don't own any ha
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magnet18
Wed Apr 27 2011, 01:56AM
magnet18 Registered Member #3766 Joined: Sun Mar 20 2011, 05:39AM
Location: 1307912312 3766 FT117575 Indiana State
Posts: 624
 		Oh I wish...
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Weston
Wed Apr 27 2011, 03:17AM
Weston Registered Member #1316 Joined: Thu Feb 14 2008, 03:35AM
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 365
 		I own one. Its a old heathkit one I think. Its in the garage right now so I will check later. I got it from my grand father. smile
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Killa-X
Wed Apr 27 2011, 03:18AM
Killa-X Registered Member #1643 Joined: Mon Aug 18 2008, 06:10PM
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 		i dont have a tube tester because i dont have any tubes! Sad, i know...
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Nicko
Wed Apr 27 2011, 05:30AM
Nicko Registered Member #1334 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2008, 04:37PM
Location: Nr. London, UK
Posts: 615
 		Bit of a Hickok fan here - I've a 539C which I've converted to 230VAC and restored, and a 6000A in the process of restoration. A few other cruder emission testers too... e.g. "Accurate Instruments" Model 157.

1303882214 1334 FT114231 P1030295


PM likes AVOs - very steampunk, IMHO.
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Mads Barnkob
Wed Apr 27 2011, 08:10AM
Mads Barnkob Registered Member #1403 Joined: Tue Mar 18 2008, 06:05PM
Location: Denmark, Odense C
Posts: 1968
 		I wish I had one, so many tubes lying around in boxes :)
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Steve Conner
Wed Apr 27 2011, 07:46PM
Steve Conner Registered Member #30 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 10:52AM
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 6706
 		Best tube tester is the circuit you're going to use them in! smile

I don't have one, I think they're overpriced. If I find some old tubes and want to test them, I stick them in one of my tube amps and crank it up.
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uzzors2k
Wed Apr 27 2011, 07:56PM
uzzors2k Registered Member #95 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 04:57PM
Location: Norway
Posts: 1308
 		I'm with Steve, for the number of tube projects I do I might as well do the testing in circuit.
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Nicko
Wed Apr 27 2011, 08:07PM
Nicko Registered Member #1334 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2008, 04:37PM
Location: Nr. London, UK
Posts: 615
Steve McConner wrote ...

Best tube tester is the circuit you're going to use them in! smile
Whatever - I just like shiny things, that and I seem to have rather more tubes than I could use in several lifetimes wink

Steve McConner wrote ...

I don't have one, I think they're overpriced. If I find some old tubes and want to test them, I stick them in one of my tube amps and crank it up.
Not overpriced if you buy one in a derelict state then rebuild it...

To quote from one of the DIYaudio guys, "turn it up till it explodes, then back off a little..."
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