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Re: Then again........

Hi Spindrifter ,
You said

R8J4

R6L1

...for the etch codes . Ok , what type of shield do the tubes have ? Old , new (small) or none ? No doubt these were made at Mitcham , UK .

Robert:I have seen hundreds of CV4003 , tested them and I doubt the British military would ever get a cold-war enemy involved in any way with manufacture for their valves . They are far too consistent in appearance and electrical spec , most of these were the later ones too . I think you may be thinking of GEC who outsourced parts from the Chinese for the very last KT66/88 run .

...FB


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