Tubes Asylum

Seems he's already on top of the situation....seller is "temporarily" out of stock ;-) ....

108.70.59.135

Steve O

In Reply to: RE: Note to Kevin Deal - Why Don't You Protect the World from This Guy? posted by baileyler on June 14, 2015 at 16:09:26

....IME, those rectifiers are not very rugged. They won't survive 5Y3 apps let alone GZ32 or 5V4.

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Interesting, here's what I got back from the seller - Tre' 19:05:15 06/14/15 (10)
"We sell 200,000 tubes per month. We have a combined 165 years experience among the 4 owners. we have 13 stores worldwide. Let me ask you
Would you be wanting to bet the disk was only made in Russia. Then why do these tubes has vintage mullard English bases? .
By the way . One of the owners was there. Do you know who DeForest is?? He is the grandfather of one of our owners.
I myself worked for western electric KC for 18 years .
So would you bet your life on it? These are not made in England.
Where do you think Russia got the design from?
Do me a favor prove it.
Many people have been selling these disk English tubes as Russian. That's not proof. Really the only one that will have the facts. Are the people that were there at these factories.
You do know more then the average tube seller on eBay.
Really now. Think about it. How do you really know this for a fact.
Please elaborate! Love to know . There is a lot of wrong information and assumptions out there.

Jack Buffet"

Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
- RE: Interesting, here's what I got back from the seller - baileyler 04:50:02 06/15/15 (0)
  I got the same initial response, which prompted my post here.
  
  Subsequently, I got a much more conciliatory response from a guy named Andy. He basically thanked me for watching their back, and indicated that the tubes were sold.
  
  The original listing has been closed, so I have checked the completed Ebay listings and the original listing does not seem to appear there.
  
  This seller has some interesting tubes form time to time, but they are generally priced out of my reach.
  
  In any event, for as many tubes as they sell, they should know what is and is not a Russian tube.
- RE: Interesting, here's what I got back from the seller - Al Noakes 01:12:09 06/15/15 (0)
  I have had similar exchanges with this seller , to put it lightly , he is a narcissist . Looking at what he has advertised , probably destroying 200,000 tubes a month , having gazillions of tubes that no-one uses must take up a lot of space . I very much doubt he will get much interest , it looks very over priced too . �249 for 100 subminis for push to talk sets ? I think I'll pass...
  
  Al
- Pictures of tube in question - Tre' 19:14:04 06/14/15 (7)
  I have never seen a "disk" getter holder on a tube other than Russian.
  
  Has anyone?
  
  I have also never seen a Mullard tube without an etched date code.
  
  He doesn't say that the tubes are Mullard made but he does say they are Mullard bases.
  
  Has anyone ever seen a tube not made by Mullard using Mullard bases?
  
  I haven't but I haven't seen everything.
  
  Don't all Mullard bases have a hole in the bottom of the keyway?
  
  Tre'
  Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
  "Still Working the Problem"
  - Tre': I've seen these with UK branding, but they were also... - DeKay 18:00:57 06/15/15 (1)
    noted as being from Russia (on the tube and/or the box).
    
    I recall the brand as "Edison", or something like that (Google didn't bring them up).
    - Thank you for that info. (nt) - Tre' 21:03:54 06/15/15 (0)
      .
      Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
      "Still Working the Problem"
  - I just invited Jack to come join the discussion. - Tre' 19:20:23 06/14/15 (4)
    Let's see if he does.
    
    Who knows? Maybe he can teach us something.
    
    Tre'
    Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
    "Still Working the Problem"
    - Where are the Philips/Mullard date codes - FenderLover 20:15:56 06/14/15 (3)
      If these are truly British made tubes?
      - RE: Where are the Philips/Mullard date codes - unclestu 20:56:45 06/14/15 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Where are the Philips/Mullard date codes posted by FenderLover on June 14, 2015 at 20:15:56
        
        There were other tube factories in England besides the Philips/Mullard plants. Notable I know the Brimar stuff was made in eEngland but had no acid etched codes
        
        RE: Where are the Philips/Mullard date codes - Al Noakes 01:03:33 06/15/15 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Where are the Philips/Mullard date codes posted by unclestu on June 14, 2015 at 20:56:45
        
        Brimar did use codes but in a different format to Mullard and not on later UK production
        
        Al
        
        Bottle shape - FenderLover 05:05:44 06/15/15 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Where are the Philips/Mullard date codes posted by Al Noakes on June 15, 2015 at 01:03:33
        
        Stu, weren't Brimar GZ32s coke bottles? Don't think I've ever seen a Brimar or Mullard GT-shaped GZ32.
        The tubes for sale are prolly closer to 5Z4 specs.
        
        Edits: 06/15/15

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