My Tube Collection, Welcome to share yours

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Keeping the on 211, some UV211 from Japan, Toshiba , Nec and a single Ten
Nec and toshiba steel Plate, Nec is Graphite

 

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Unfortunately, the big power tubes seem to be the biggest challenge for the remaining tube manufacturers. Hope they get some way to make the kind of reliable tubes we used to have such as 211, 805 and 845.

 

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CV492 or 12AX7 ECC83. My guess is Brimar.
Need to dig them out and get better shot of the codes.
Gotta love the packaging.

 

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It is a Brimar (Brimar - Thorn-AEI , Rochester) ECC83 from 2nd week of Nov, 1962.

 

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Mullard EL34 overlap twin ring getter, hard to find now

 

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I have some Tesla with similar overlapping getters.

 

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A pair of Mullard ECC82.

 

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This is the production year order of Valvo's early ECC83
A mCP DM 45 degree D foil getter cooper rod 1954 October
B mCP DN 45 degree D foil getter nickel rod 1954 November. DX 1955 June
C MC1 D6B 45 degree Square getter 1956 February
D MC1 D6K 45 degree D foil getter 1956 November
E MC1 D7I 45 degree Ring getter 1957 September
F MC1 D8K 45 degree Ring getter stick out T mica
G I61 Code 45 degree Ring getter short plate 1959-1960

 

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[Mr.Miniwatt]

A pair of SFR P17c, equivalent of PE06/40P from Philips.

 

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This is the production year order of Valvo's early ECC83
A mCP DM 45 degree D foil getter cooper rod 1954 October
B mCP DN 45 degree D foil getter nickel rod 1954 November. DX 1955 June
C MC1 D6B 45 degree Square getter 1956 February
D MC1 D6K 45 degree D foil getter 1956 November
E MC1 D7I 45 degree Ring getter 1957 September
F MC1 D8K 45 degree Ring getter stick out T mica
G I61 Code 45 degree Ring getter short plate 1959-1960View attachment 159516

Adrian,

Thanks for the wonderful photos and background on the Valvo tubes.

Turns out that Valvo ECC83 is one of this type of tube that I don't have. They did not show up much at the US dealers back when I was buying tubes.

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