Putting serial number on tubes

d1camero · 1st May 2008, 07:02 PM

I have a ton of tubes for my amps. I now have a nice new tube tester and want to record the test results for each tube. I figure I'll keep the results on a spreadsheet and reference the tube by a number. It is easy for me to label the base of an 8 pin tube, but how can I put on something semi permanent onto a little 9 pin preamp tube, that won't screw with the tube or get mucked up by heat?

thanks
d1

HollowState · 1st May 2008, 07:39 PM

Tektronix used a simple paper label on their tubes that seems to hold up under the heat. I thought it might be metal foil, but close inspection confirms that it's just paper.

d1camero · 1st May 2008, 07:56 PM

duh? I feel silly. Your reply made me think of the label maker I have in the office. I just checked - they say the labels can handle "extreme tempaeratures"

http://www.brother.ca/en/p-touch/civ...nated_tape.asp

Not quite sure what "extreme" means, but I'll test it on a few (old) power tubes and find out!

thanks

Sherman · 2nd May 2008, 01:13 PM

Let us know how it works! I've got a Brother label maker and labeling various tubes makes a lot of sense.

1st May 2008, 07:02 PM	#1
d1camero diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	Putting serial number on tubes I have a ton of tubes for my amps. I now have a nice new tube tester and want to record the test results for each tube. I figure I'll keep the results on a spreadsheet and reference the tube by a number. It is easy for me to label the base of an 8 pin tube, but how can I put on something semi permanent onto a little 9 pin preamp tube, that won't screw with the tube or get mucked up by heat? thanks d1

2nd May 2008, 01:13 PM	#4
Sherman diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago area	Let us know how it works! I've got a Brother label maker and labeling various tubes makes a lot of sense. __________________ --Sherman

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1st May 2008, 07:56 PM	#3
d1camero diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	duh? I feel silly. Your reply made me think of the label maker I have in the office. I just checked - they say the labels can handle "extreme tempaeratures" http://www.brother.ca/en/p-touch/civ...nated_tape.asp Not quite sure what "extreme" means, but I'll test it on a few (old) power tubes and find out! thanks

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