[Collins] was 32S-1 PLATE CURRENT, now 6146B

Jim Brannigan [email protected]
Wed, 04 Dec 2002 09:37:46 -0500


It may have been a 6883, Glen.
Those were the days of sizzle, crack, boom...oops....better not do that
again, experimentation.
Most of the information we had was wrong, but it sure was fun.

Keep those wire-wound resistors glow'in..
Jim


> The 6883 is nothing more than a 12 volt heater
> (filament) 6146.  The 6293 was the "magic" tube that
> out lasted the normal 6146 by from 5 to 10 times.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> --- Jim Brannigan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> There was a "magic" 6146 tube.  I don't remember the
> nomenclature (6883?)