Anyone know anything about a 6AV5GA? - Page 5

Rod Coleman · 9th June 2008, 03:59 PM

Those fatter pins were down to us Euros with our "Magnoval" design. All else the same, but bigger pin diameter.

The EL/PL519 series is the most notable design using that base.

A nice Mullard PL504 in front of me has pins that measured 1,25mm - or 50 thou (mils) (0.050") in traditional money. Meanwhile, a Novar 6CJ6 appears to be ~ 1mm/40thou in the pins.

tubelab.com · 9th June 2008, 05:39 PM

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Those fatter pins were down to us Euros with our "Magnoval" design.

Western Electric was making the 9 pin "Magnoval" in 1956. I guess that everyone copied them. I have some WE 418A's that have .050 inch pins. The 8233 / E55L also has fat pins. I have made them both fit into 9 pin compactron sockets.

astouffer · 9th June 2008, 10:17 PM

Most of the chinese sockets that claim to be Magnoval, are not. The only good Magnoval sockets are the SK-509 made by Svetlana.

9th June 2008, 03:59 PM	#41
Rod Coleman работник diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Warwickshire UK	Novar and Magnovals Those fatter pins were down to us Euros with our "Magnoval" design. All else the same, but bigger pin diameter. The EL/PL519 series is the most notable design using that base. A nice Mullard PL504 in front of me has pins that measured 1,25mm - or 50 thou (mils) (0.050") in traditional money. Meanwhile, a Novar 6CJ6 appears to be ~ 1mm/40thou in the pins.

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astouffer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, crumbling wasteland	Most of the chinese sockets that claim to be Magnoval, are not. The only good Magnoval sockets are the SK-509 made by Svetlana.

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