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Re: [Amps] [Bulk] Help identifying tubes

To: "mike stokes" <mike9v@gmail.com>, "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] [Bulk] Help identifying tubes
From: "Shane Youhouse" <kd6vxi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:01:03 -0800
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The Westinghouse, as someone else pointed out, is a 5-500.  Not the most  
common tube....


I'd compare bases and what's connected to what, and see if they really are  
the same, or you have a 5-500 and a 4-400...


--Shane
KD6VXI


On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:24:35 -0800, Bill Coleman <aa4lr@mac.com> wrote:

>
> On Nov 28, 2010, at 11:09 PM, mike stokes wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> Someone gave me 2 tubes years ago and said they were 3-500s.  Well I am  
>> not
>> sure they really knew, and I don't know as the lettering is worn off.   
>> Here
>> is a link with some pics.
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/mike9v/Tubes#
>>
>> The one on the left is an Eimac.  It end in an A and has S4    7704  
>> stamped
>> inside.
>>
>> The one on the right is a Westinghouse and looks like it says 5/5xxA  
>> where
>> the x in worn and illegible.
>>
>> Any ideas on what these really are ?  Or what is a good way to figure  
>> it out
>> ?
>
> Looks more like a 4-400A. Go to Google and then click on images and  
> search a bit.
> 3-500Z / 3-400Z don't have the metal base.
>
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