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In Reply to: RE: 5C3S morphed posted by REL54 on May 26, 2014 at 06:21:46
They're fairly common. Sometimes referred to as a "potato masher". I'm not sure, but this WGB version may be rated for higher voltage than the standard 5R4. All 5R4 variants are rated for higher voltage than any 5U4.
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But was under the impression that they were not a good sounding tube for audio applications.
Actually I don't loke them so much for audio. But they are perfect for RF amp applications. I see the OP is a Ham, his tuner is visable in the background.
My favorite for audio is the old 5U4G.
Al KJ4YEV
Ivan303, actually they're still not pricy. I ordered a so called "matched pair" from Russia. The two new tubes and the shipping to the U.S. only set me back about $28.
I plan to pop them in the amp and see how they do. Hopefully they'll do OK. I am running the amp in class A so I'm eager to see how it performs with the 5C3S tubes.
I sure hope they sound good because they sure are easy on the eyes!
roN
I may have given the wrong impression. The tubes I ordered are the 5C3S ones, not the 5R4 tube in the picture. Since there are two posts about this I had a senior moment and forgot what I was.........
uh, what was the question? Dang, I shouldda paid attention
roN
I usually take notes these days :)
But then I can't find the notes and I'm back where I started. (sigh)
Cal
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