I've not come across that seller before. Does he mean $550 per tube? Also
he's stated that you may not get the one in the advertisement, so although the
picture is of a new looking one, you may get a blackened and half-melted dud in
the worst case scenario - though I'd hope to have a bit more faith in human
nature than that...
Just Goolging to find out a bit more about that tube, I saw this
http://www.directivesystems.com/YC156.htm
...which seems like a nice, neat bit of construction. 19dB gain from a
triode? Strewth. Would that be a bit of a beast to hold down in a multiband
amp?
Price-wise, since I just paid GBP200 (about $280) each for a couple of new
though rather old stock Eimac 3CX3000F7s I think $550 may be a little steep,
though I've never bought a YC156 so don't really know. Still, it looks like
one hell of a tube for the money
Hope this helps.
Oh, and "flame wars" ?? on this group? Ahem <cough> surely not....
Dave G0OIL
--- On Thu, 30/9/10, Jim Barber <audioguy@charter.net> wrote:
From: Jim Barber <audioguy@charter.net>
Subject: [Amps] Any experiences with "powergridtube"? (YC156 hunt)
To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, 30 September, 2010, 18:14
I'm looking to buy a couple of YC156's for a project, either rebuilt
or full-output pulls.
There's a current eBay auction by "powergridtube" that lists 5 tubes
"cleaned and laboratory tested to full output", although no specific
guarantee is given. Any experiences with this guy? (replies off-list ok
to save feelings and avoid flame wars)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tested-Eimac-YC156A-MRI-RF-Tube-/290481794913?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a2106f61
Thanks,
Jim, N7CXI
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