[Amps] Rebuilt tubes

[gdaught6 at stanford.edu]

>     Look at 
> http://www.cpii.com/docs/related/23/Tube%20Ratings%20Data%20for%20Devices%20Rebuilt%20by%20ECONCO.pdf
> 
> It appears that ECONCO does rebuild some tubes as low as 1000 Watt plate 
> dissipation but only the rarer industrial, medical or scientific types.
> I suspect that if they did 8877's they would be over run by ham and CBers 
> and would not be able to take care of the other customers. I had a 
> 3CW20,000 rebuilt one time for a sputtering power supply.

On my last visit to ECONCO [last year] they said that they do NOT rebuild oxide 
cathode tubes.  They have also stopped rebuilding the 5cx1500b and 3cx1200Z7, two 
tubes of ham interest.  [I guess there's not enough money to be made from the 'little' 
tubes.]

73,


George T Daughters, K6GT
CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
October 2-3, 2010