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RE: Tube testing

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Tre'

In Reply to: RE: Tube testing posted by tlea on August 01, 2024 at 16:03:47

What would you even test a KT-150 as? A KT-88?

My old testers (and I have a few) were all made before the KT-150 existed.

Tre'
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Thus my question. . . - tlea 15:28:21 08/02/24 (1)
That is why I am asking for advice. Obviously the tester needs to have equipment that will properly test the KT-150 tubes.

I asked in the original post, "Is it worth it?"

The amp is claimed by the mfg to be "auto biasing" whatever that means.

What if I just plug in the replacement tubes and see what happens?
Will testing tell me anything useful?

Thanks for your response.

. . . in theory, practice and theory are the same; in practice, they are different . . .
- RE: Thus my question. . . - Sondek 09:02:50 08/05/24 (0)
  Is it worth it? Before you plink down yer money on used tubes, depending on how much $ we're talking about, it very well might be worth the cost of shipping and testing. Question for me is, will the seller allow you to ship them to a third party for testing without paying for them first? And can you get yer money back if they test poorly?
  
  Although I've not used them, I have read good comments about Western Glow. Seems easy enough to email them and see if they can test the 150's and how much they ask to do it. Only then can you begin to answer the question.

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