Re: How do you spot fake ecc82/e82cc etc... {nt}

Posted by fatbottle on July 25, 2002 at 06:06:32

In Reply to: How do you spot fake ecc82/e82cc etc... {nt} posted by rob'S on July 25, 2002 at 01:57:00:

The 'fakes' I mentioned are not fakes as such but relabelled late production . I recently did an 'ask seller a question' on ebay regarding some E88CC/Cv2492 (I'm not naming the culprit , we all know who he is already!). These had the flat dimpled disc getter as per late 1970s production but the valves had an old 'shield' logo as per 1960s (which would have had ring getter) . Dead giveaway really , the etches indicated that the valves were late production Cv2492 from 1975 . Also the seller had Cv4003 in what appeared to be fresh 'Mullard' boxes which did not look right at all , again a dodgy old 'shield'logo was printed on the glass . More than likely these were relabelled late production Cv4003 from the 1980s (nothing wrong with 1980's Cv4003 , I have sold hundreds with no complaint but apparently the older versions sound better) . Most valve faking seems to involve Yugoslavian manufactured valves (which use the old Philips/Mullard tooling so they look exactly the same) , then overprinting the glass . Many have been fooled ! Best always to check the etch codes with the seller first .

...FB

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How do you spot fake ecc82/e82cc etc... {nt} - rob'S 01:57:00 07/25/02 (2)

Re: How do you spot fake ecc82/e82cc etc... {nt} - fatbottle 06:06:32 07/25/02 (1)

Re: How do you spot fake ecc82/e82cc etc..etch no.s - rob'S 07:49:16 07/25/02 (0)

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Re: How do you spot fake ecc82/e82cc etc... {nt} - fatbottle 06:06:32 07/25/02 (1)

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