[mordy]

Do you think that $114 is reasonable for this TFK 6080 tube?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26491210...5&toolid=10001&customid=knt5ut6p1201zlp100004

It also has the following markings:

All right - I'll answer the question - the tube below is the same and can be yours for $8.90 or less.

 

[Zachik]

Do you think that $114 is reasonable for this TFK 6080 tube?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26491210...5&toolid=10001&customid=knt5ut6p1201zlp100004

It also has the following markings:

All right - I'll answer the question - the tube below is the same and can be yours for $8.90 or less.

But the first tube has "Telefunken" printed on it! How can it be a GE?!

 

[mordy]

But the first tube has "Telefunken" printed on it! How can it be a GE?!

Them sandblasted dots are hard to remove...
Caveat emptor - Buyer Beware!

 

[Xcalibur255]

The Dots of Doom.......

 

[Zachik]

...still waiting for @bcowen to add his wisdom here!

 

[Galapac]

I’m glad GE sandblasted those on....sure fire way to tell a fake.
The other sign is the date code is all wrong.
I don’t think 6AS7W is on the original either.
plate structure, too many points on the spacers, etc.

 

[bcowen]

...still waiting for @bcowen to add his wisdom here!

All I can offer is that BangyBang apparently has a UK site now. Very sad.

 

[mordy]

I’m glad GE sandblasted those on....sure fire way to tell a fake.
The other sign is the date code is all wrong.
I don’t think 6AS7W is on the original either.
plate structure, too many points on the spacers, etc.

The date code should have begun with a letter followed by 7 digits. The letter stands for the factory, but since they were not made by TFK scrap that. Then only the first five digits of the seven are needed for the date and we have five: 20121
It would translate into Nov 2, 1962 which seems plausible. (Or 1972?)
Don't have the head for deciphering the GE dots ATM.
link to TFK date codes:
http://www.audiotubes.com/teledate.htm

 

[gibosi]

The date code should have begun with a letter followed by 7 digits. The letter stands for the factory, but since they were not made by TFK scrap that. Then only the first five digits of the seven are needed for the date and we have five: 20121
It would translate into Nov 2, 1962 which seems plausible. (Or 1972?)
Don't have the head for deciphering the GE dots ATM.
link to TFK date codes:
http://www.audiotubes.com/teledate.htm

For those who would like to become GE sand-blasted dot date code experts:

https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=230932

 

[Zachik]

For those who would like to become GE sand-blasted dot date code experts:

https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=230932

@bcowen - be ready for a quiz tomorrow at 9am!

 

[bcowen]

@bcowen - be ready for a quiz tomorrow at 9am!

LOL! If there are etched dots, there's no need to figure them out since that's proof positive they were made by GE.

 

[jonathan c]

All I can offer is that BangyBang apparently has a UK site now. Very sad.

Also diversified into autos: Chitty Chitty Bangy Bang. (If you thought tube prices were rarified...)

 

[Galapac]

 

[L0rdGwyn]

Glad to hear @2359glenn is doing better and making amplifiers again. Hopefully we will see him back in action soon, and perhaps a return to normality for everyone in the not-to-distant future.

 

[Celty]

Glad to hear @2359glenn is doing better and making amplifiers again. Hopefully we will see him back in action soon, and perhaps a return to normality for everyone in the not-to-distant future.

Ohh, I missed that news! Details?