Reference books picked up at a boot sale - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

george1960 · 13th Jul 2020, 7:47 pm

picked up these reference books at a boot sale for 3 quid think I got a bargain

high_vacuum_house · 13th Jul 2020, 8:51 pm

That Mullard maintenance manual is particularly handy for radio and television restoration and repair as it has most of the post war radio and television valves in it plus some CRT’s and has all of the the base connections and characteristics all conveniently laid out, one valve per page.

Christopher Capener

Jon_G4MDC · 13th Jul 2020, 10:41 pm

I had that Babani book. If you spent long enough it seemed to say everything was equivalent to everything else.

Obviously that's a joke but it is how it seemed to me at the time. Maybe 1974-5?

Herald1360 · 14th Jul 2020, 12:48 am

Probably not that far off the truth! Within the limits of PNP, NPN, AF, RF, Ge, Si, small signal and power most types are pretty much interchangeable

avocollector · 17th Jul 2020, 6:13 pm

I bought those 60's and 70's mullard books when they came out!! - for some weird reason despite the 4shillings on the front I recall paying 7shillings and sixpence for them each - but when and to whom is a long forgotten thing now - still you did get a bargain. I particularly liked the Mullard pocketbooks for the brief info.

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high_vacuum_house Octode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belper Derbyshire Posts: 1,936	Re: Reference books picked up at a boot sale That Mullard maintenance manual is particularly handy for radio and television restoration and repair as it has most of the post war radio and television valves in it plus some CRT’s and has all of the the base connections and characteristics all conveniently laid out, one valve per page. Christopher Capener __________________ Interests in the collection and restoration of Tefifon players and 405 line television

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Jon_G4MDC Nonode Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 2,015	Re: Reference books picked up at a boot sale I had that Babani book. If you spent long enough it seemed to say everything was equivalent to everything else. Obviously that's a joke but it is how it seemed to me at the time. Maybe 1974-5?

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Herald1360 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 16,536	Re: Reference books picked up at a boot sale Probably not that far off the truth! Within the limits of PNP, NPN, AF, RF, Ge, Si, small signal and power most types are pretty much interchangeable __________________ ....__________ ....\|____\|\|__\|__\_____ .=.\| _---\__\|__\|_---_\|. .........O..Chris....O

17th Jul 2020, 6:13 pm	#5
avocollector Heptode Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wellington, New Zealand. Posts: 653	Re: Reference books picked up at a boot sale I bought those 60's and 70's mullard books when they came out!! - for some weird reason despite the 4shillings on the front I recall paying 7shillings and sixpence for them each - but when and to whom is a long forgotten thing now - still you did get a bargain. I particularly liked the Mullard pocketbooks for the brief info.