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17th Nov 2019, 3:46 am | #1 |
Pentode
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Mission Viejo, California, USA
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Valve suppliers?
Do you have a favorite valve supplier? In the USA, I often find that Bob Dobush at findatube.com has excellent prices, and always sends good products. Hopefully, there is a similar supplier in Europe.
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17th Nov 2019, 9:39 am | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Oxford, UK.
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Re: Valve suppliers?
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17th Nov 2019, 11:34 am | #3 |
Nonode
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK.
Posts: 2,510
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Re: Valve suppliers?
I agree, Langrex.
I was recently searching for some obscure spark-gap 'valves', used in WW2 radar, why I didn't start with Langrex I don't know, but after searching everywhere else I contacted them, they had as many as I needed at an acceptable price. Andy |
17th Nov 2019, 11:52 am | #4 |
Heptode
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Chatham, Kent, UK.
Posts: 947
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Re: Valve suppliers?
Hi. I use PM components in Sittingbourne kent as I can pick them up, about 4 miles from me Mick
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17th Nov 2019, 5:32 pm | #5 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Wiltshire, UK.
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Re: Valve suppliers?
RS Components have a range of the more-popular valves (12AT7/12AU7/12AX7, EL84 etc) at prices that are quite reasonable.
Billington - http://www.tube-and-valve-electronic.../stocklist.asp - are worth a look too: they stock a range of EEV and Eimac/Varian RF power valves. |
17th Nov 2019, 8:06 pm | #6 |
Nonode
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales, UK.
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Re: Valve suppliers?
Watfordvalves.com have a good range of valves.
Cheers John |
17th Nov 2019, 8:25 pm | #7 |
Octode
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Belper Derbyshire
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Re: Valve suppliers?
I find Mike Lewis in Luton very good for most standard valves. Often frequents BVWS, Radiophile and radio rally events as well and has a good selection of vintage radio and television hardware as well.
Christopher Capener
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18th Nov 2019, 12:37 am | #8 |
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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Re: Valve suppliers?
The supplier I use in Europe (Brussels) is Halfin. They have in storage warehouses all kinds of interesting valve types and CRT's and semiconductors and can usually acquire the most obscure items I need too. I have been dealing with them for well over a decade if not 20 years. I have not seen them mentioned much on restoration websites, so its probably about time I "let the cat out of the bag". I found them a long time ago searching for vintage CRT's:
https://halfin.com |