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Old 10th July 2006, 01:00 PM   #1
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Default 12AU7 testing result: Are these tubes still good?

Firstly, for four ECC82 Miniwatt tubes, I conducted the emission test with Funke W19 and got these values

Tube #1 - 11.0/11.0mA
Tube #2 - 15.0/15.0mA
Tube #3 - 12/12mA
Tube #4 - 11.5/11.5mA

I don't know what we can tell from these results. Are they still good? or is it enough to conclude?

Secondly, can we select two match pair tubes from these four tubes? My guess would be tube #1 and #4. Correct?

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Old 10th July 2006, 02:14 PM   #2
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OK for life, I'd say. Few circuits actually run them that high.

Apply -9V to the grid, does the plate current nosedive on all of them fair equal? If so, they're good to go!

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Secondly, can we select two match pair tubes from these four tubes? My guess would be tube #1 and #4. Correct?
No. They have to be multi-point matched in their linear range.
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Old 12th July 2006, 04:07 AM   #3
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