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RE: B & K model 500 tube tester

On mine, It will test 12ax7's but you cannot go by the good/bad zones. A good 12ax7 will read at least 1200 on the transconductance scale. The gain settings are 95 for each triode. 1200 is still underneath the "bad" section of the scale.


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