Frank, et.al.:
Measuring the GS-23B (4CX1600 equivalent? Why isn't this tube called the
4CX1500 equivalent??) sitting in front of me with a set of Starret professional
calipers, I find the anode radiator to be 3.53+ inches in diameter. Were you
perhaps thinking of the GU-74B (4CX800 equivalent?) with anode cooler diameter
at 2.8+ inches diameter? These physical measurements would, by the way, seem
to agree with the "official" Russian specs and diagrams, copies of which can be
seen at http://www.nd2x.net/gs23b.html and http://www.nd2x.net/gu74b.html,
respectively.
I also took an 8877 out and measured it - as you say, anode radiator diameter =
3.34 inches, about 0.19 inches smaller than that of the GS-23B.
SO, I'm not sure what controversy might be growing here - it makes no sense to
me that a 4CX1600 would have an anode cooler with a diameter smaller than 3.34+
inches......
Thanks for bringing your concerns up!
73, Paul ND2X/5
Frank & Barb Ayers wrote:
> Paul wrote -
> >For what it's worth (no pun intended), the GS-23B (4CX1600) can be bought
> >(tested and guaranteed) from "Max", lvs@online.kharkiv.com, for $75 each
> >just now (he apparently has two; not a common occurrence); the more common
> >cost is $150 to $160 each delivered.
>
> Seems to me a GS-23B is not the same as a 4CX1600B, but is rather a
> 4CX1600A.
> The "A" has an anode cooler with the diameter of a 4CX800 while the "B" has
> a cooler with a similar diamter to an 8877 or 3.34 inches.
>
> Frank
> W2FCA
>
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