[R-390] R-390 ballast tube

Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:23:32 -0600

Okay guys, knock it off..... someone on the list has
kindly offered to provide some hard to find items.
If you don't like the price, vote with your feet and
do not buy but there is no reason to berate the person
who offered the items.  I'm glad to know that you own
four or five R-390A''s.....fits well with your 2 ears  and
nothing in between to disturb the fidelity of the sound.

73, Phil
W5BVB

----- Original Message -----
From: "blw" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390 ballast tube

>
> > Well we are selling 3TF7s for 35.00+500 shipping .
> > Why would you want to pay 100.00 or even up to 200.00 for a solid state
> > device when you can have the original part for a lot less in fact you
can
> > Buy at least three or more and still be cheaper in the long run and will
> > take of your needs longer than your life.
> > If you are really having trouble blowing them out then stick a inrush
> > limiter in your ac line to hold your AC voltage down till warm up.
> > I have 15 R-390a and 2 of them I have had over 10 years without a
failure of
> > this ballast tube while the other are not running all the time.
> > This tube has not left the planet like so many have been brain washed
into
> > believing there are a lot of these ballast tubes around and I have
> > Been offering these to the list not ebay as of yet.
> > So keep your receivers original like it was intended in the first place.
> > Your R-390 will like it and so will your R-391 and 390a receivers.
>
>
>
> A jumper wire across pins 2 and 7 is much cheaper than $40 for one of
those
> tubes, or the lifetime supply being suggested. 12BA6s are probably the
most
> common tube ever made, and are about $2 new. Been running this for 9 years
> now on the original 12BA6s.
>
> $40 for a tube that isn't really needed is a perfect example of artificial
> inflation.  I'll pass on the  idea of spending $120 for a lifetime supply
of
> 3TF7 tubes, and spend $6 on the 12BA6s instead. That should save me $114
per
> radio. I've got 2 R390As already, so I'm saving $228. If I buy 2 more
> radios, I'll probably save enough on 3TF7s to get the 5th radio for free!
>
> Hey, I'm on to something good here! Buy 4 R390As and get the 5th radio for
> free. My wife would relate to this.
>
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