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duncanlowe · 20th Jan 2020, 9:45 pm

Got them this evening and it's a mixed bag, literally! Some are in boxes but what's in the box isn't what it says. The boxes are Rubon but very few of the valves are. There are three I can see no markings at all, including one which appears to have gold paint and an attached wire to the coating. Apart from that from a quick look:
Osram DE5
Cossor Stentor 2
Rubon DE5
(Mullard) PM22 (Guessing Mullard from the type number)
Mullard PM(?)
Rubon RC
Mullard PM1HF
Rubon SP1A
Rubon DE1
362 SG2
Dario TB052
Rubon RC1
Rubon P1

Also a couple of other items.
TCC condensor
An airspaced tuning capacitor that looks new as the tags have no solder
A Mullard combined grid leak and condensor holder. Two condensors but no actual grid leak.

The fact that the boxes are different to the valves make me wonder if the ones in the boxes are parts that have been replaced as faulty, but then again why would anyone keep faulty valves?

I'll try to take some photos at the weekend starting with those I can't see any markings on. These do really need to be looked at by someone who properly knows what they are.

20th Jan 2020, 9:45 pm	#14
duncanlowe Nonode Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Stafford, Staffs. UK. Posts: 2,532	Re: DE5 valves plus others, of any interest? Got them this evening and it's a mixed bag, literally! Some are in boxes but what's in the box isn't what it says. The boxes are Rubon but very few of the valves are. There are three I can see no markings at all, including one which appears to have gold paint and an attached wire to the coating. Apart from that from a quick look: Osram DE5 Cossor Stentor 2 Rubon DE5 (Mullard) PM22 (Guessing Mullard from the type number) Mullard PM(?) Rubon RC Mullard PM1HF Rubon SP1A Rubon DE1 362 SG2 Dario TB052 Rubon RC1 Rubon P1 Also a couple of other items. TCC condensor An airspaced tuning capacitor that looks new as the tags have no solder A Mullard combined grid leak and condensor holder. Two condensors but no actual grid leak. The fact that the boxes are different to the valves make me wonder if the ones in the boxes are parts that have been replaced as faulty, but then again why would anyone keep faulty valves? I'll try to take some photos at the weekend starting with those I can't see any markings on. These do really need to be looked at by someone who properly knows what they are.