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Subject: [AMPS] Penta Labs Tubes
From: W8JI@contesting.com (Tom Rauch)
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:59:03 -0400
> How do their tubes measure up as far as quality and
> durability?
> 73,
> Bill

I'm not sure.

Is this the Penta Labs that glues the caps on the 3-500Z's because 
the set screws fall out....and that sold the 3-500Z's whose glass 
sucked in from normal operation?

The Penta who's head spent weekends in jail for mislabeling 
products? The one GE went after? The one who caused Eimac to 
stamp their logos on tubes and grind up duds so the tubes wouldn't 
be re-labeled and sold as new? The Penta Labs who was re-
labeling used or scrapped 8877's as new?

Is this the Penta that stuck Ameritron for several thousand dollars 
in refunds for mislabeled products? The one who, when I sent back 
3-500Z's that had the caps falling off, used rubber cement to glue 
the caps back on and returned them???

Or is this some other Penta than the one I'm aware of?

I know of at least two Penta Labs over the years, and there is 
nothing to say there might not be more or that the name might not 
have changed hands. Many years ago, it was a respected 
company. Maybe it is still, and there are two of them out there.

I'd check carefully. 




73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com 

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