sputnik Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I went to a large estate auction on Saturday and ended up buying tons of tubes. I don't know anything about tubes but there must be a few hundred of em out in one of my shops and even some more in the back of my suburban that I've been too lazy to unload. The gentleman that owned all of this stuff was an avid ham operator and electronic tinkerer and had many other interests. Anyway, I only wanted a couple of things but by the time they were auctioning off the radio and electronics equipment they were lumping stuff into pallet sized lots that I ended buying for anywhere from one to five dollars per lot. Some of this stuff I didn't even bid on but they put it on my bidder number for one dollar, against my protests, as some kind of auctioneers joke. Anyway I have tubes out the wazoo. Most are still in original boxes. There only a few codes that I recognize - like I said I don't know anything about tubes. Along with the boxes of tubes I ended up with a Dynaco ST80, a Dynaco PAT4, a Bogen PA type amp thing, a Raymer 870-15A receiver, an RCA oscilloscope, a signal generator, a signal tracer, a tube tester, an ohm meter, a dip meter, a pair of NOS 12 inch Utah 3-way speakers, more little speakers, a pair of interesting looking heavy amps, a bunch of old electronic magazines and couple old cataloges, and more stuff that I haven't unloaded yet - there might be a ham radio or short wave receiver still in there. There was even a box that had some Shinola in it. So help me figure out how to tell sh!t from Shinola. Here is a list of the tube codes (this isn't all of them) and all the tubes are USA brands (except for an Argentinian "Valvula"): 6U8A, 6005W, 6360, 6U8A, 5149, 5915, 6BA6/EF93, 35W4/HY90, 50C5/HL92. 6K7, 35Z5GT, 12SJ7GT, 12SK7M, 12SA7, 2A6, 2A5, 2A3 (two of these double black plate), 84, 6Z4, 12CX6, 6157, 3BZ6, 12SN7GT, 1R5, 6SA7, 12SA7, 6R7, 6663/6AL5, 12X4, 12SQ7GT, 5U4GB, 5Y4GT, HZ90/12X4, 12BW4, 6AG5, 5750, 6CL6, 6BA6, 6AL7, 7193, 6N7, 6BQ5, 12BY7A, 5Y3WGT, 12AJ6, 6JH6, 2HA5, 50L6GT, 50FE5, 3Q4, 50B5, 12AD6, 5U4G, 6L6G, 24A, 12H7, E7, 829B (big mutha), 6GH8A, ST71A, 5U4GB. Also three or four oscilloscope or display CRTs( I think - military anyway). There are some bags and boxes of loose tubes and some of those are labeled as tested good or bad - haven't gone through these yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Interesting bunch of tubes. My base of knowledge is pretty limited, but recognize a few of them in amps I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 What brand are the 2a3? I have a pair of nice SET trannys for those, maybe it's time to build them. Finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Ok, now, Sput's ...... You got .......Rectifiers 5U4GB 5U4G 5Y4GT 5Y3WGT Power Tube - Octal Base 6L6G ....the low dissapation model, i think 25 watts 7 Pin 2A3 , what, 3 watts ...? 6BQ5/EL84 Small Signal 12SN7 6BA6 looks like a lot of TV tubes, etc ......... and a lot of Mercury, and other Heavy Metals ...... What are you gona charge yerself to get rid of this TOXIC WASTE ......?????????? []...................[]...........................[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Some keepers, lots of duds unless you are repairing '60s era TVs. Typical of yard sale / auction lots. The difference between Sh and Shinola, start with smelling each of them, use your past life experiences and it helps if you were a parent. If you still can't tell the difference..........[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted September 13, 2005 Author Share Posted September 13, 2005 What brand are the 2a3? I have a pair of nice SET trannys for those, maybe it's time to build them. Finally. The pair of 2A3s are Penta Laboratories (Santa Barbara, CA) dated 08/87 on the box. I don't know if they are matched or even good. They both look new. Chalieboy PMed me last night about those so he gets first crack if he wants them. It would be good to get them to someone that can use them if they're suitable. I'm willing to give someone a good deal on those. I'm into this whole truckload of stuff for about $45 - I figure that the Dynaco amp & preamp are worth that just to have in my garage. I'll put together a complete inventory soon to send off to the tube dealers on the web, it looks there might be some they want. The owner was a ham operator and antique radio collector so maybe some of the other tubes could be useful to someone. I'll post the list here first though. I'll let Duke send all of the duds to his friends in Nigeria. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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