Jonathan, Found the 6DQ6B, I believe this is a higher power version of the -A tube, on the following site for $7.00 US. //www.vacuumtubesinc.com Good luck......
Glen Clover
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Apr 2, 2001 10:51 am
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Anyone here have any ceramic or bakelite tube sockets for the 1625 type tube they can part with ? Prefer sockets with all hardware intact (tension/lock rings)...
Bruce - KB6LWN
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May 2, 2001 9:10 pm
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Hi All, I have a Lafayette HA-460 that is supposed to use a 2E26 tube in the final, and I'm wondering if per- haps a 6146/A might be used in it's place ? These...
Bruce - KB6LWN
kb6lwn@...
May 5, 2001 10:01 am
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Bruce, The 6146 is a very versatile tube used everywhere from audio modulator power amps to HF to VHF finals. I remember having a commercial 2-meter mobile...
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rwstephens@...
May 5, 2001 7:43 pm
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Hi Robert, Thanks for the post... The HA-460 tunes from 50-52 Mc (I use the "MC" because that's how the dial is marked ;). I know MHz is more "politically...
Bruce - KB6LWN
kb6lwn@...
May 5, 2001 11:52 pm
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I am looking for a tube to replace the output tubes in KR Enterprise single ended amplifiers. Praticularly 52BX, 300BXLS, and their so called Vacuum...
dsantoni@...
May 6, 2001 6:47 pm
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Bruce, I try to help when I can. As for units. I work in the low microwaves as a radio astronomer and sometimes quote 'kilo-megacycles per second', so the...
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rwstephens@...
May 6, 2001 8:55 pm
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I think 300B are available from Sovtek through www.rfparts.com ... From: dsantoni@... To: vacuumtubes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 08:48 ...
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rwstephens@...
May 6, 2001 8:55 pm
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Thanks, but the standard 300B does not have a high enough plate voltage rating nor can it supply enough current. I need something a little beefier. Even KR's...
dsantoni@...
May 7, 2001 7:19 am
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Hi All, I found quite a simple schematic for a 50 MHz OSC/Doubler/amp transmitter that uses two tubes; a 6U8 for the osc/doubler, and 2E26/6146 for amp. What...
Bruce - KB6LWN
kb6lwn@...
Jun 18, 2001 12:39 pm
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Dan, I'm sorry I misinterpreted your question. If you are willing to change the motor mounts and drop in a different larger engine you might consider the 805...
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rwstephens@...
Jun 18, 2001 12:40 pm
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... No, Lafayette radios only emit and detect Megacycles. They are immune to ANYhertz Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and...
Pres Waterman
pres@...
Jun 18, 2001 12:41 pm
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Unless I am mistaken I believe someone posted an address to a site on calculating transformer impedance. Something about applying a known voltage to a winding...
JThompso@...
Jun 19, 2001 1:52 am
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... Would 7591A's work for ya? They are now in production again, by---Sovtech?? ...first coffee has yet to kick in here. These are not the previous 7591XYZ's....
a175
a175@...
Jun 19, 2001 2:35 pm
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Hello, The 7591 is a beam tetrode, while the 300BXLS is a directly heated triode. The 7591 won't work at all, neither will it sound as good as the 300B. For...
raymond Woertman
woertman34@...
Jun 20, 2001 9:36 am
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... Ouch. I stand painfully corrected :-) I'm fairly new at working tubes, picking up some long neglected interests I started as a teen... These guys are the...
a175
a175@...
Jun 22, 2001 5:04 am
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Hello Steve, Back in the early twenties of the last century, the development of tubes was in a fast lane. The penthode was developed in 1926, but triodes where...
raymond Woertman
woertman34@...
Jun 22, 2001 10:23 am
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What should I replace those big paper tubes with 4 or so capacitors in them with? What about the other capacitors like the electrolytics? I have a very old...
Peter
cdickjew@...
Jul 18, 2001 12:54 pm
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Hi Peter, First: replace all the tubes, see if the amp is still loosing power; if not then new tubes will do the trick and its ready for use agian; however if...
Fam. van Oostveen
jaap.oostveen@...
Jul 19, 2001 2:45 am
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I recently saw a classic Tek tube tracer go for about $1600 on eBay. I got to wondering how much of this value was due to its rarity, and how much to its...
Michael Dunn
mdunn@...
Jul 22, 2001 12:29 pm
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Michael, Interesting question and one I have thought of. I think that there is a real niche market for such a product but very tiny. I am aware that there ...
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rwstephens@...
Jul 22, 2001 6:03 pm
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... Well, I'm not motivated enough to compete against that. Can I say "market saturation"?! ;-) ... That'd be cool, but wouldn't command enough $ to make...
Michael Dunn
mdunn@...
Jul 24, 2001 3:04 am
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Such a beast already exists. It is a modified Hickok 1234 cardmatic. Info available at: http://tubesontheweb.com/matic.htm Bob Weiss N2IXK...
Bob Weiss
bob.weiss@...
Jul 24, 2001 1:57 pm
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Thanx Bob. I had a look. Nice idea. I had a chance to buy one of those Cardmatic testers a long time ago and took the cheaper Stark 9-66 instead. Still,...
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rwstephens@...
Jul 25, 2001 6:03 am
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Does anyone have a datasheet with curves for the 5933 or now where i can found one?...
Dominique_pifpaf
dominique_pifpaf@...
Jul 26, 2001 12:32 am
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Dominique, The 5933 is a ruggedized 807 if that helps. I've got samples of both and a side by side examination shows the 807 to have curves (shoulders), the...
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rwstephens@...
Jul 26, 2001 2:11 am
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Hello Group, Can anyone tell me if a pair or quad of 6L6 valves will replace the pair 6BQ5's presently used with the transformer I have? Obviously not pin for...
James Thompson
JThompso@...
Jul 28, 2001 1:38 am
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... Let us know what you come up with. Ken....
Kenneth A. deGruchy, ...
kdegru@...
Jul 28, 2001 10:16 am
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Jim, If we merely consider plate load impedances, my RCA tube handbook shows the 6BQ5 in push-pull wants a plate-to-plate load Z of 8000 ohms. A pair of...
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rwstephens@...
Jul 28, 2001 10:16 am
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... Yipes...replace a pair of EL84's with a quad of 6L6's? You sure will get a lot more power with that set up... whether the OT could handle it, is another...
