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Description

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Standard Octal Socket Saver

If you tube roll octal base tubes, or have a tube tester and the octal socket get plenty of use, this inexpensive socket saver will save you plenty of work later if your main octal socket were to become intermittent. If you swap tubes in and out a great deal (as in a tube tester or amp where you tube roll) wear out this socket saver instead of your difficult to replace octal socket. This is for tubes like EL34, 6l6, KT88, 6SN7, etc. Well built and will last over thousands of tube changes!

$20.00

Standard 9 pin miniture tube socket saver

If you tube roll miniature tubes like the 12AX7, 6DJ8, etc, or have a tube tester and the 9 pin socket gets plenty of use, this inexpensive socket saver will save you plenty of work later if your main 9 pin socket were to become intermittent. If you swap tubes in and out a great deal (as in a tube tester or amp where you tube roll) wear out this socket saver instead of your difficult to replace 9 pin socket. This is for tubes like 12AX7, 6DJ8, 6922, 12AT7, 12AU7, etc. Well built and will last over thousands of tube changes.

$10.99

Vacuum tube custom fitted boxes

If you have a number of tubes, you need to protect them! Tubes rolling around in a drawer or tool chest are just accidents waiting to happen. Protect your valuable tubes with the correct size box. We have new, clean white boxes for sale that are the same boxes we use for the tubes we sell. They have a clever inside divider flap that cushions the tube and prevents it from rattling around in the box. These are made specifically for tubes, they are not recycled spark plug boxes or some other junk! Sizes are small, medium, and large. Small fits all small tubes from 396A, to 12AX7, 6DJ8, up to the longer EL84/6BQ5 and 6BM8. Medium fits most GT and metal octal base tubes such as the 6SN7, 6V6, 35Z5, 5Y3GT, etc. Finally, the large size has extra room to fit the largest KT88, 6550, 2A3, and 5U4G ST shape tubes and 245 globe shape tubes.

Small: $.25 each. Medium: $.35 each. Large: $.60 each

Yellow Jacket YJR Rectifier Tube Replacement

This model of Yellow Jackets® converter, the YJR, is an adapter for use in most amplifiers which use 5AR4, 5U4, or 5Y3 tubes or other similar tubes. This Yellow Jacket® is a solid state device and as such does not come with a vacuum tube. Converts most audio amplifiers which use a vacuum tube rectifier 5AR4, 5U4 or 5Y3 to this solid state device. Incredibly easy to use, you merely unplug your vacuum tube rectifier and plug in the Yellow Jacket. Safe for all common amplifiers and transformers. All Yellow Jackets® have a two year warranty against manufactured defects. Costs less that most rectifier tubes and will outlast them as well!

$29.99

Ebtech Swizz Army 6-in-1 Cable Tester

An amazing test instrument that no tech, audiophile, or studio manager should do without! This handy test box checks XLR, 1/4" phone, RCA, 1/8" phone, TT, TRS, and MIDI cables for continuity and/or intermittent connections. Detects opens and shorts for each pin and holds LED reading so you know exactly where the problem is. Other features include a test tone generator switchable at +4 dBu professional, -10 dBv unbalanced line, and -50 microphone levels; a phantom power detector, grounded XLR shield detector, and cable wiring display. Any audiophile with a system of average to large size will welcome this cable problem solver, as will recording studio and audio repair technicians. This will work anywhere in the world as it is battery powered! Requires two AA batteries, not included. 90 day defect warranty.

$149.99

Western Electric Tube Data, 2nd Edition

Hard-to-find data for 44 Western Electric tube types (205D, 300B, 350B, etc.) popular for audio use and early tube collecting. Includes pictures of tubes and complete operating characteristics and curves. Excellent used condition. 240 pages, 1.5 lbs, 8.5" x 11"

$29.95

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-30

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-30 A high quality reprint of the 1973 RCA Receiving Tube Manual (Technical Series RC-30). Includes tubes not found in earlier RC publications. For example: 6CA7/EL34, 5AR4/GZ34, 6DJ8, 6DN7, 6LF6, 6KG6A/EL509, 6550, 7189, 7591 and the 7868 to name a few. Also includes picture tubes and industrial receiving tubes. Details tech specs for hundreds of tubes, including base and pin connections, envelope shape and size, and maximum and typical operation ratings. Has everything from basic tube theory, to curve plots, to schematics of audio preamps, amps, radio and RF equipment. This was the last tube manual that RCA printed, and it was their biggest and best. These are available by special order, allow several weeks for delivery. 760 pages, 2.0 lbs, 5.25" x 8.25"

$39.95

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-14

Hard-to-find ORIGINAL publication from 1940! This manual is used and shows some wear, but the wealth of data it contains makes it a bargain at any price! This book contains data not found anywhere else on antique tubes such as the 2A3, 00A, 01A, 45, 50 and 10. Also contains data on just about all 2-digit antique large pin tubes, and many early G types of later GT tubes. A must for those working on antique radios and vintage amplifiers. All pages and both covers are intact, although worn. 255 pages, 1.5 lbs, 5.5" X 8.5"

$24.95

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-15

Hard-to-find ORIGINAL publication from 1947! This is the first RC manual released after the WWII, as the previous RC-14 was from 1940. During the war, many new tube types were introduced, and this book was the first to list them! Included are the "All American Five" radio tubes, the 6SN7 and 6SL7, the 1 volt portable radio tubes, 6U5-6G5 eye tubes, the 6V6GT and miniature rectifiers such as the 6X4 and 6X5. Also introduces the miniature dual triodes such as the 12AX7, 12AU7, and lists all of the "Loktal" 7 and 14 volt tubes. Includes early television kinescopes. One of the last manuals to list antique 2 digit tubes as well. This is the first RC manual to include a large number of schematics for famous RCA audio amps and preamps, AM and short wave radio receivers, and microphone preamps. This manual is used and shows minor wear, but the wealth of data it contains makes it a bargain at any price! A must for those working on antique radios and vintage amplifiers. All pages and both covers are intact, although worn. 256 pages, 1.5 lbs, 5.5" X 8.5"

$24.95

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-16

Hard-to-find ORIGINAL publication from 1950! Many more tubes included during this time of rapid tube development. Both the birth of high fidelity equipment and television were taking place at this time. Included are the tubes that made these revolutions in home entertainment possible. Includes early television kinescopes. One of the last manuals to still list antique 2 digit tubes as well. Includes a large number of schematics for famous RCA audio amps and preamps, AM and short wave radio receivers, and microphone preamps. This manual is used and shows minor wear, but the wealth of data it contains makes it a bargain at any price! A must for those working on antique radios and vintage amplifiers. All pages and both covers are intact, although worn. 336 pages, 1.5 lbs, 5.5" X 8.5"

$24.95

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-19

Hard-to-find ORIGINAL publication from 1959! Many more tubes included during this time of rapid tube development. Includes a large number of schematics for famous RCA audio amps and preamps designs including hi-fi stereo amps up to 50 watts output, AM and short wave radio receivers, and microphone/phono preamps. This manual is used and shows minor wear, but the wealth of data it contains makes it a bargain at any price! A must for those working on antique radios and vintage amplifiers. All pages and both covers are intact. 384 pages, 1.5 lbs, 5.5" X 8.5"

$24.95

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-21

Hard-to-find ORIGINAL publication from 1961! Many more tubes included during this time of rapid tube development. Includes a large number of schematics for famous RCA audio amps and preamps designs including hi-fi stereo amps up to 50 watts output, AM and short wave radio receivers, and microphone/phono preamps. This manual is used and shows minor wear, but the wealth of data it contains makes it a bargain at any price! A must for those working on antique radios and vintage amplifiers. All pages and both covers are intact. 480 pages, 1.5 lbs, 5.5" X 8.5"

$24.95

RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-23

Hard-to-find ORIGINAL publication from 1964! Once again an update was needed in this series of manuals, and many more tubes are included during this time of rapid tube development. Includes a large number of schematics for famous RCA audio amps and preamps designs including hi-fi stereo amps, a CB transciever, a CRT oscilloscope, AM and short wave radio receivers, and microphone/phono preamps. This manual is used and shows minor wear, but the wealth of data it contains makes it a bargain at any price! A must for those working on antique radios and vintage amplifiers. All pages and both covers are intact. 608 pages, 1.5 lbs, 5.5" X 8.5"

$24.95

Tube Substitution Handbook by Howard W. Sams, 1960s to 1970s, ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS, NOT REPRINTS.

Howard W. Sams Co. famous Tube Substitution Handbook. This series of handbooks were the Bible of electronics repair technicians in the 1960s and 1970s, and are highly sought after today for tube rolling and tube equipment repair. We have a number of these available, so the picture is representative. All feature thousands of vacuum tubes, and after each lising, a list of tubes that may be substituted for the listed tube. The lists are organized by chapter: Receiving Tubes, Picture Tubes, Subminiature Tubes, Receiving-Industrial Tubes, Communications and Special Purpose Tubes, Foreign Substitutes for American Tubes, and American Substitutes for Foreign Tubes. The listings include antique 2 and 3 digit tubes as well as the latest tubes made into the 1970s. Covers vintage hi-fi, radio, TV, ham radio and industrial tubes from the golden era of tube equipment right up to most current production tubes. Out of print and not available anywhere, these are very lightly used ORIGINAL publications and are in excellent condition. 96-126 pages, 1.0 lbs, 8.5" x 5.5"

$14.95

POCKET SIZE Tube Substitution Handbook by Howard W. Sams, 1960s to 1970s, ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS, NOT REPRINTS.

Howard W. Sams Co. famous Tube Substitution Handbook. THESE ARE THE HANDY POCKET SIZE VERSIONS OF THIS FAMOUS BOOK. This series of handbooks were the Bible of electronics repair technicians in the 1960s and 1970s, and are highly sought after today for tube rolling and tube equipment repair. This pocket size book was the favorite of TV repair men, since it fit right in the tube caddy they carried. We have a number of these available, so the picture is representative. All feature thousands of vacuum tubes, and after each lising, a list of tubes that may be substituted for the listed tube. The lists are organized by chapter: Receiving Tubes, Picture Tubes, Subminiature Tubes, Receiving-Industrial Tubes, Communications and Special Purpose Tubes, Foreign Substitutes for American Tubes, and American Substitutes for Foreign Tubes. The listings include antique 2 and 3 digit tubes as well as the latest tubes made into the 1970s. Covers vintage hi-fi, radio, TV, ham radio and industrial tubes from the golden era of tube equipment right up to most current production tubes. Out of print and not available anywhere, these are very lightly used ORIGINAL publications and are in excellent condition. 96-126 pages, 1.0 lbs, 3.5" x 5.5"

$9.95

Getting the Most Out of Vacuum Tubes

By Robert B. Tomer. Types and causes of tube failures, what to expect from tubes, testing methods, and all about tube maintenance programs. 160 pages, 0.6 lbs, 5.5" x 8.5"

$19.95

Genuine Caig DeOxIt D5 contact cleaner

This is the real deal, the very hard to find Caig DeOxIt D5, originally known as "cramolin red" and in use for decades by professional audio and video engineers, aircraft mechanics, and the military. This stuff is legendary for cleaning audio and video connectors/jacks, potentiometers, switch contacts, and tube pins/sockets. It leaves a contact enhancing film that reduces noise and does not get gummy or attract dirt. By far the best cleaner to use on your rare tubes or expensive audio/video equipment. Non-drip mini-spray, can be air shipped anywhere in the world.

$29.95

Genuine Caig DeOxIt D5 GOLD contact cleaner 100% solution in an applicator pen

This is the real deal, the very hard to find Caig DeOxIt D5 GOLD, originally known as "cramolin red" and in use for decades by professional audio and video engineers, aircraft mechanics, and the military. This stuff is legendary for cleaning audio, video, and tube pins/sockets. It leaves a contact enhancing film that reduces noise and does not get gummy or attract dirt. The pen applicator gives you more control over the regular spray. Contains DeoxIT® GOLD 100% solution. No solvent. 7 ML of solution. The 5% solutions contain petroleum naphtha as the carrier solvent, the 100% solutions, i.e. pens, do not contain a solvent. By far the best cleaner to use on your rare tubes or expensive audio/video equipment, and is especially good on gold contacts. Fully loaded felt tipped applicator perfect for scrubbing tube pins, can be air shipped anywhere in the world. The standard D5 pen is pictured, which we also have at $35.00 each, and the GOLD solution pen is $39.95.

$39.95