6T5 sold for $65.00
James Hilins
John Stone
On 2/17/05 5:06 PM, in article Tp9Rd.13642$Sq5....@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com,
"James Hilins" <oldr...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6511148151
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>
If he had shown it lit in a tester it might have brought much more. Then
again, it might not look much different under test than it does just sitting
there. The visible dark ring on the target would suggest a pretty worn tube.
Terms like "useful" "visible" and "probably 60%" don't exactly inspire
confidence either.
Ken Scharf
BTW for the guy who wanted that 6MU5 (think that was the number)
beam hv regulator, nobody at the hamfest had any either (at least
they heard of the number).
John Stone
"Ken Scharf" <wa2mze...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Are you saying they had new 6T5's in quantity for $100? Sorry to be
skeptical but in my experience this tube is pretty rare to find even used,
much less new.
Ken Scharf
> On 2/17/05 7:50 PM, in article HKbRd.257$zn1...@bignews6.bellsouth.net,
> "Ken Scharf" <wa2mze...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>
>>John Stone wrote:
>>
>>>On 2/17/05 5:06 PM, in article Tp9Rd.13642$Sq5....@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com,
>>>"James Hilins" <oldr...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6511148151
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>If he had shown it lit in a tester it might have brought much more. Then
>>>again, it might not look much different under test than it does just sitting
>>>there. The visible dark ring on the target would suggest a pretty worn tube.
>>>Terms like "useful" "visible" and "probably 60%" don't exactly inspire
>>>confidence either.
>>>
>>
>>Well the tube dealers at the Miami hamfest wanted $100 NOS for 'em.
>>BTW for the guy who wanted that 6MU5 (think that was the number)
>>beam hv regulator, nobody at the hamfest had any either (at least
>>they heard of the number).
>
>
> Are you saying they had new 6T5's in quantity for $100? Sorry to be
> skeptical but in my experience this tube is pretty rare to find even used,
> much less new.
>
or two in stock from time to time. Bet they didn't bring any to the
hamfest though. One of the dealers is local. Old timer named Fred
N4TT I think. I can give him a call (and yell into the phone, he's
deaf as a post) to see if he has any, if you need one for a Ben F.
Mark Oppat
had one. At that price they are a STEAL.
Mark Oppat
"Ken Scharf" <wa2mze...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Steven Dinius
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6511148151
You should have sold it
John Stone
On 2/17/05 8:23 PM, in article becRd.417$Rl5...@bignews4.bellsouth.net,
"Ken Scharf" <wa2mze...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Well they LISTED the tube in their price sheets and probably have one
> or two in stock from time to time.
That makes more sense. thanks for the clarification. The tube guys here in
Chicago area also have them on the list, but I think you'd need to be an
"insider" to actually get one. My recollection is that the occasional NOS
ones on ebay bring at least $200.
>Bet they didn't bring any to the
> hamfest though. One of the dealers is local. Old timer named Fred
> N4TT I think. I can give him a call (and yell into the phone, he's
> deaf as a post) to see if he has any, if you need one for a Ben F.
Thanks, but too rich for my blood. My Zenith 12S267 that I bought at a
fleamarket had a 6T5 in it. I had no hope for the tube, given its reputation
for dying quickly. But for some reason the tube was almost as good as new.
Of course the power transformer was shot, but that's another story. I keep
the tube safely tucked away in the cabinet in the hopes that the tube can
survive beyond me. Meanwhile a 6E5 is fine. Only an avid radio collector
would know it isn't the original. And of course, the 6U5 was probably sold
by most radio repairmen as the "upgrade" very early on.
Jim Menning
"James Hilins" <oldr...@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
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Seller is now NARU. ???
jim menning