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David Simpson · 1st Dec 2015, 2:47 pm

Great job Jonathan. Lovely paint finish & the lettering work is extremely good.

Regards, David

jonmiller · 1st Dec 2015, 5:38 pm

Hi David
Its not painted its engraved traffolyte, but thanks for the kind words.

FrankB · 26th Dec 2015, 7:24 am

I likely have a good used spare acorn socket, (Yours for the postage) and there were 2 different Nuvistor sockets too. 5 & 7 pin IIRC. Been a while since I worked on the RCA TV's of that vintage.
Not sure if I have any spares of them. If you want to test some other types, a Lighthouse socket, and one for the 829/832 tubes would be handy.
not sure just how you want to go.

1st Dec 2015, 2:47 pm	#21
David Simpson Nonode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeen, UK. Posts: 2,853	Re: Valve tester Great job Jonathan. Lovely paint finish & the lettering work is extremely good. Regards, David

1st Dec 2015, 5:38 pm	#22
jonmiller Pentode Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 241	Re: Valve tester Hi David Its not painted its engraved traffolyte, but thanks for the kind words.

26th Dec 2015, 7:24 am	#23
FrankB Heptode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington, USA. Posts: 664	Re: Valve tester I likely have a good used spare acorn socket, (Yours for the postage) and there were 2 different Nuvistor sockets too. 5 & 7 pin IIRC. Been a while since I worked on the RCA TV's of that vintage. Not sure if I have any spares of them. If you want to test some other types, a Lighthouse socket, and one for the 829/832 tubes would be handy. not sure just how you want to go.