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camp...@yahoo.com
Jun 7, 2013, 2:10:01 PM6/7/13
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Does anyone know of any really good brand 2050 tubes that i can purchase for my VL-200 that will be dependable?
Thanks.
Thanks.
lino...@yahoo.com
Jun 11, 2013, 1:15:19 AM6/11/13
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Camp, really any of the domestically manufactured --brand name-- tubes made into the early 1980s should be OK.
There were JAN (Mil spec) tubes made by several co's that are mechanically more rugged, but for juke use I didn't find any other advantage.
When I used these tubes commercially, I saw around 3-5 months of reliable stepper operation and perhaps 2 years in trip. In the LPC series machines where the trip tube only operates on readout and powers an 1100 ohm relay (as opposed to 250 direct trip coil on earlier models) the trip tube would last a lot longer.
Most important to tube life is being sure that the tube does not conduct until it has warmed up.
Rob/NYC
There were JAN (Mil spec) tubes made by several co's that are mechanically more rugged, but for juke use I didn't find any other advantage.
When I used these tubes commercially, I saw around 3-5 months of reliable stepper operation and perhaps 2 years in trip. In the LPC series machines where the trip tube only operates on readout and powers an 1100 ohm relay (as opposed to 250 direct trip coil on earlier models) the trip tube would last a lot longer.
Most important to tube life is being sure that the tube does not conduct until it has warmed up.
Rob/NYC
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