• WARNING: Tube/Valve amplifiers use potentially LETHAL HIGH VOLTAGES.
    Building, troubleshooting and testing of these amplifiers should only be
    performed by someone who is thoroughly familiar with
    the safety precautions around high voltages.

DCG5/5000GS Valve

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sonata149 said:
I have a handful of these large valves apparently made by Philips. Can someone on these forums give me some information about them: What are they and are they useful in audio amplifiers?

Thanks for any info and help you can give me.

Regards,
Joe A
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These are half-wave mercury vapour rectifiers . Useful for high voltage choke-input supplies

cheers

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