[AMRadio] Testing tubes

[Powell E. Way III]

On 2 Oct 2003 at 9:41, Jim Candela wrote:

> 
> Gents,
> 
>    Bill wrote "It was real hard to count on a "new" tube working in an
>    old set".
> 
> My reply: I can remember the mid 1970's where it seemed like 80% of
> RCA 6GH8's had heater cathode leakage right out of the box. The 6U8,
> or 6EA8 seemed like a better tube for whatever reason.


And it was really bad when the RCA TV's of that era before the CTC-46 
first solid state one ...well that had a WHOLE bunch of 6GH8's! 

Powell