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Default NOS Western Electric 417a

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:37:20 -0700, Peter Wieck wrote:

On Jul 16, 1:04 pm, Woot wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:07:37 -0500, John Byrns wrote:
n article , Woot
wrote:


Are these usable in any kind of radio/audio gear? I
have maybe a dozen or so of these for sale if there is a use for them.
They were part of some things I grabbed from a telephone microwave relay
station that was being done away with. Actually have some other oddball
tubes, thermal relays inside a vacuum tube enclosure and other odd stuff
if anyone is interested. Can take and upload pictures of the stuff too.


I believe Andre Jute has several projects that use this tube, including
his "potato" single tube amplifier.


Regards,


John Byrns


Well I just sub'd to this group so I don't know the name. I'll keep an eye
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Just be careful of Mr. Jute's designs. They are accompanied by much
fluff and flash, pomp and circumstance as well as massive
pontifications... but to-date, none have been proven to work as
supplied.

Better you should take a design either directly from Mr. Byrns, or
have him edit Mr. Jute's design such that it will not deliver you more
smoke than sound.

Keep in mind that _anything_ with the OEM WE logo on it carries
irrational magic amongst certain types, whether rational or
irrational. So undertand that the actual functionality and musicality
of the tube (if any different from any other) is only a minor factor
in its value. The *NAME* is the value, and NOS just carries that to
the stratosphere. So, exploit that to the maximum if you are so
inclined.


Well I wasn't really looking to design anything I just have some WE tubes
that someone may want.