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Old 22nd Aug 2019, 9:13 pm   #13
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Default Re: Valve Items - Philips/Mullard Rimlock-to-Noval Transition

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Originally Posted by joebog1 View Post
These are plentiful here, BUT still use American numbers, not some hidden code of secret numbers and letters that mean ( after 60 years of working with valves) NOTHING.
Hi Joe,
I have read similar things in 1950/60 USA radio magazines.

The European system gives much more information. The USA designated numbers generally mean nothing to me, the odd one perhaps but not many whereas I can quickly identify with European numbers.

It’s what you get used to using.
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