[Milsurplus] 4CX-600 tube tester expert

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Tony,

I have scanned a copy of a GE booklet on testing power tubes up to the 
4-250A.  It doesn't mention any of the 4CX-nnn types (because GE must not have 
made any of them).  But the setups would work.  I don't have anything on the 
4CX-600 but do have the 8-page spec bulletin on the RCA 8122.  If you want 
copies, let me know.

I agree with Steve that the TV-7 et al are too light weight to be useful in 
doing valid testing on these tubes.

In a message dated 2/9/2010 11:15:11 AM Central Standard Time, 
swkb4dmf at windstream.net writes: 
> I think your amplifier is a much better test than you'll ever get with a 
> TV-7 on a tube that size. Is it practical to add overload protection 
> circuitry to the amp and maybe a variac to the power supply so that voltages 
> could be brought up slowly until you had a little better confidence level of 
> the tube under test?
> 
> Steve
> KB4DMF
> ---- Tony Snider <trsnider at cox.net> wrote: 
> >hello,
> >I have many 4CX-600 (am looking for more) and 8122 tubes that I need to 
> test and will have more in the future. I have many flavors or tube testers. 
> Is there any way to come up with switch settings to test this animals on a 
> TV-7?? or another model tester?? the 600 has the same base as the 4X-150 
> and 4CX-250. I have no problem making adapters or what ever. I have been 
> testing them in an amplifier which is pretty bad idea as it cooks things when 
> you have a bad tube!!
> >THANKS in advance
> >Tony
> 

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