[Peter Wieck]

On Dec 8, 5:03*pm, Cipher wrote:
My inlaws are asking me what I want for christmas...and I think a tester is
a good idea. what makes, models, ebay auction numbers do yall reccomend?

want reliablity, something widely used and documented and timeless...

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Ray
luxaeternaaudio AT gmail DOT com

Ray:

E-mail me separately on this. There is a LOT to go over, and a lot to
understand. And you have to determine exactly what you want as a
result.

Same peripheral issues. Would you spend $1200 on a tube tester without
some level of guarantee? How much do you know about them and how able
are you to troubleshoot them.

Or, would you be reasonably happy with a Go/NoGo device that will
screen *most* bad tubes but not tell you much as to how good a*good*
one might be? You could do that for less than $100.

It is all in accordance with. Do you want a lab-grade Hickok 539C that
will allow you to match tubes with a reasonable degee of accuracty, or
a simple Heath TC-3 that will screen for you. One is in the $1K - $3K
range (with that all-important guarantee from a reputable source), the
other less than $100, or should be.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA