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Boater Sam · 21st Nov 2017, 11:43 am

It is a dilemma how to catalogue a valve collection, mine runs to over 11000.
I have used various criteria over recent years but they all break down when another load of valves are bought.
I spreadsheet mine and sort into base and series type.
For example, E40, E80, E90, U40, U80 series.
Then B4, B5, B7, B9 base series.
Octal and M-O series.
The P series and EHT rectifiers I don't list as they are give or chuck aways, I don't do TVs.
( Should anyone want any TV valves I have thousands that are yours for free )
Seems to work till the rack for one series becomes full and then it has to be relocated and sorted again.
I have in idle moments tested a lot of them but it is a boring job and there is always something more interesting to do.

21st Nov 2017, 11:43 am	#2
Boater Sam Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, UK. & Winter in the Philippines. Posts: 3,897	Re: Sorting your valves! It is a dilemma how to catalogue a valve collection, mine runs to over 11000. I have used various criteria over recent years but they all break down when another load of valves are bought. I spreadsheet mine and sort into base and series type. For example, E40, E80, E90, U40, U80 series. Then B4, B5, B7, B9 base series. Octal and M-O series. The P series and EHT rectifiers I don't list as they are give or chuck aways, I don't do TVs. ( Should anyone want any TV valves I have thousands that are yours for free ) Seems to work till the rack for one series becomes full and then it has to be relocated and sorted again. I have in idle moments tested a lot of them but it is a boring job and there is always something more interesting to do.