Post by raveydave on Jul 26, 2020 18:26:06 GMT 12
Is there anyone in Auckland who could offer a vacuum tube (aka electronic valve) testing service (life/strength & gas/short/faults) for a suitable fee?
Thanks. 
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Post by Citroen on Jul 26, 2020 19:14:48 GMT 12
Try Paul at vintageaudiovalves.com/
Cliff
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Post by raveydave on Jul 26, 2020 19:17:48 GMT 12
Thanks Citroën, good tip.
I have bought some tubes from Paul in the past, I wasn’t sure if he was still active. Will drop him a note now.
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Post by Citroen on Jul 26, 2020 19:26:50 GMT 12
Must admit I haven't had any contact with him for quite some time. So not sure if he is still active. Good luck!
Cliff
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Post by peter0c on Sept 22, 2020 10:31:50 GMT 12
He is still buying and I believe sells on eBay.
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Post by raveydave on Sept 23, 2020 13:16:02 GMT 12
Yep. Paul was very kind and able to test a dozen of my spare 6CA7 / EL34 tubes for faults (gas & shorts) and general strength (good / strong or fail).
We didn’t take note of any other readings for transconductance etc. My observations about tube testing are similar to those expressed in the other recent thread of the same name elsewhere on this site. That is, it seems like there’s a bit of an “art” (rather than “pure science”) to using the older testing machines. YVMV (your voltage may vary?)
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