[Heathkit] Tubes for SB-200

[Peter Markavage]

And they don't have to be "matched". Same brand is good but matching is
not necessary if you're buying them new. I've never ever bought a pair of
matched tubes for anything and all the equipment worked fine.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 15:21:17 -0400 "George Allgood"
<Myp4k69 at bellsouth.net> writes:
> Kenneth,
> 
> Try this website
> 
> http://www.rfparts.com/tubetran.html
> 
> Matched pair of Taylor tubes is $89. and change.
> 
> Geo.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at verizon.net>
> To: <Heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 3:14 PM
> Subject: [Heathkit] Tubes for SB-200
> 
> 
> > Which tubes would you recommend to replace the two  572Bs in
> > my SB-200?
> >
> > AES has them at $169.00 each, but a pair of those would cost
> > more than the amp.
> >
> > I haven't been able to find out whether or not Cetron is still in
> > business.
> >
> > The Svetlana versions appear to have rather small plates and
> > higher mu, so may not work correctly in the SB-200
> >
> > The Chinese tubes are certainly inexpensive, but I have not been
> > able to find out anything about their reliability, etc.
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Ken Gordon W7EKB