[ARC5] [Milsurplus] R1155: "Too Good to be True," Was.

[Phillip Carpenter]

The Brits made an octal 6E5-GT tube. Same electrical characteristics as the six pin American 6E5.

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> On May 9, 2017, at 2:10 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the kind words, Ray.
> The "Eye tube" is, I think, uniquely Brit, because it has an Octal base, unlike any U.S. 6-Volt Eye-tube of which I'm aware.
> 
> A couple of people are disappointed that I decided
> to just disconnect the cap leads and tack-in subs, but I don't think they're considering my priorities and goals: to make the radio play (and thus be preserved) with as much preservation
> of its original circuitry which is consistant with those goals.
> There just isn't any way one is going to get most of these cans out for "re-stuffing" without major
> disassembly of the rig and major damage to the wiring, plus the real possiblity of breaking stuff like band switches that would render it a "Parts" radio, headed for the dump like
> all the other dead and "museum mummy" radios.  
> Don't have the meter as yet.  Will be watching for it.
> Or the original connectors, of course, but will be looking for all those goodies.
> 
> Breck Smith did an absolutely awesome and lovely
> complete restore on his, including shock mount,
> the meter and loop all neatly mounted. Breck also used Jones Connectors and creative
> engineering to produce connectors that look and
> function like the originals.  I bow to the master.  Breck, you really should post
> those photos for everyone to see.  
> My gratitude to all who are contributing the this project.
> 
> 73 Dave AB5S
> 
> 
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