[ARC5] BC-375 tubes

[Dennis Monticelli]

I wonder how many of those leaky 826's would be OK after an extended
"bake?"  A very slow leak can add up to a lot over 60 years, but if
successfully gettered they may be OK for our immediate use and for the next
decade.

Dennis AE6C






On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 8:08 AM, Geoff <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 7:35 AM
> Subject: [ARC5] BC-375 tubes
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> I haven't read every message in the thread so don't know if this has been
> tried yet.
>
> What about the 826? This is a triode, looks like an 829B without the plate
> pins.
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>
> The only ham use of these things seems to have been in Gonset 6 and 2
> meter linears to be paired with the Gooney Box AM rigs. Thanks to the
> cold-war generousity of th' Fed'rul Goobermint and the Civil Defense
> program, there are about a bazillion of these tubes still extant, NIB.
>
> And I don't think th' Audiophools have discovered them yet.
>
> 73
> Mike
> W4DSE
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>
> ** Unfortunately many 826's have seal leaks. I went thru several dozen and
> found only 9 good ones not too long ago. Some audiophools have discovered
> them, maybe that nice purple glow gives warm fuzzy music.
>
> Carl
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