As with anything used, caveat emptor applies to vacuum tube pulls.
However, I bought a used 8877 some years ago thru a friend of a friend who
does the swap and the tube works just fine. $175 sure beat the price of a
new 8877, which was around $700 at the time.
I've also heard rumblings out of Cleveland of somebody who has access to
3CX800 pulls from medical gear which he sells for $200 each. Same cautions
apply, but when you consider that a 3CX800 only needs 16W drive for 750W
out (according to the data sheet) I'll bet many of the pulls would provide
good service in amateur amps.
73,
Dave/K8CC
Home phone: (734) 481-0755
Home email: k8cc@ix.netcom.com
Work phone: (313) 493-2168
Work email: dap14@chrysler.com
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