[Heathkit] HW-16 final amp tube

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

6GE5s are very cheap and very easy to find.

Antique Electronic Supply (AES) has hundreds of them for 
$5.00 each.

http://www.tubesandmore.com/

I bought a package of 4 ea for $5.00, shipped, off Ebay 
sometime ago. They were brand-new still in the original 
boxes.

I haven't had to use any of those yet.

Heathkit used a pair of 12GE5s as the final amp tubes in 
their single-banders HW-12,22,32, and they ran 200 watts 
PEP input. I used an HW-12 for many years and never had 
to replace a single final.

The 12GE5s are $2.60 each from AES, and even cheaper 
off Ebay.

As I said, cheap, plentiful, and reliable.

If all else fails, you could add a small Radio Shack 12.6 
VAC, 1 amp transformer under the deck, rewire, and plug a 
12GE5 into the socket.

Ken Gordon W7EKB