[Boatanchors] Tube Testers

[Peter Markavage]

A tester that really doesn't test for emission but just tests filament
continuity, shorts, and maybe a derated filament voltage to simulate tube
aging. This type of tester has limited value.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:34:06 -0500 Larry Kirkland <lkirkland at sc.rr.com>
writes:
> So I guess my question to this group is:  What kind of tube tester 
> is it 
> that shows a tube as "very good" when it obviously has almost zero 
> emission?
> 
> Moral to story:  Take tube tester readings with a big grain of 
> salt!
> 
> If anyone has any 6LQ6/6JE6's for sale or swap, please let me know.
> 
> 73's
> Larry W4LK