[JKDJedi]

Rolling oldies but goodies.. Sylvania 7N7 this morning

 

[JKDJedi]

Still while off topic somewhat - just to tag a question related to these sovteks/mullards -- one of the markings I have question on is the "Made in England". I know Mullards have something to the effect of Made in Gt. Britain or something similar. Is the Made in England printing an automatic fake giveaway as well as far Mullard/Gec/Europe Gov/Mil Tubes?

That's a great point there @Slade01 makes you wonder if a Brimar is sold as "Made In England" stamped on the tube, is it really a Brimar?

 

[bcowen]

Rolling oldies but goodies.. Sylvania 7N7 this morning

A FrankImposter! How's it sound?

 

[JKDJedi]

A FrankImposter! How's it sound?

liking it, comparable to the 6j5 width. I was trying to mod my 6j5 adapter and temporarily ruined it last night put it away before I did any more damage to it and rolled the 7N7 to hold me over. the adapter was glued back together. (yes glued. .) so back in the 6j5 game but gonna hold off and enjoy some of the other tubes I have laying around. 7N7 for starters. Sylvania today, Philco tomorrow, and then the Lansdale for the weekend. get some kind of picture how they compare. (although I already have an idea)

 

[bcowen]

I was trying to mod my 6j5 adapter and temporarily ruined it last night put it away before I did any more damage to it and rolled the 7N7 to hold me over.

OMG! I'm not even gonna ask. We need to get you some Lincoln Logs or Legos to play with instead.

 

[therremans]

This is the Franken tube I picked up for $3 with only one testing triode. I plugged it in and confirmed that there is only audio out of the left channel.
I gave the pins a good brush scrub with alcohol, followed by DeoxIT red + gold. They aren’t corroded but have a darkened appearance, still no fix.

Applied some heat, hoping it will awaken something.. nope. Next, diamond bit used to rough up each pin to removed all of the tarnish. Now they are bright again, feeling hopeful. Brushed on DeoxIT gold and plugged the monster back in..

Still only the left channel works.. but it sure does sound nice.

 

[JKDJedi]

This is the Franken tube I picked up for $3 with only one testing triode. I plugged it in and confirmed that there is only audio out of the left channel.
I gave the pins a good brush scrub with alcohol, followed by DeoxIT red + gold. They aren’t corroded but have a darkened appearance, still no fix.

Applied some heat, hoping it will awaken something.. nope. Next, diamond bit used to rough up each pin to removed all of the tarnish. Now they are bright again, feeling hopeful. Brushed on DeoxIT gold and plugged the monster back in..

Still only the left channel works.. but it sure does sound nice.

There's one out there for way more than $3 on Ebay. You might find one of them in one of those bulk sale listings for the same price ($3), or close with both channels working, worth the hunt. these (Philco 7N7) have the oval micas top and bottom.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILCO-JAN-CHS-7N7-Tube/254501734439?hash=item3b417c4827:g:aRUAAOSw~PdeN0dM

 

[therremans]

There's one out there for way more than $3 on Ebay. You might find one of them in one of those bulk sale listings for the same price ($3), or close with both channels working, worth the hunt. these (Philco 7N7) have the oval micas top and bottom.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILCO-JAN-CHS-7N7-Tube/254501734439?hash=item3b417c4827:g:aRUAAOSw~PdeN0dM

Yeah, I saw that one before. Love his sales approach.. price item high, describe as new Open Box and then add “Sold as is. No returns.” Versus marking it untested as is and let it go for a low price. I’d take my chances then.

 

[JKDJedi]

Yeah, I saw that one before. Love his sales approach.. price item high, describe as new Open Box and then add “Sold as is. No returns.” Versus marking it untested as is and let it go for a low price. I’d take my chances then.

And the JAN-CHS description .. well he's trying.

 

[bcowen]

This is the Franken tube I picked up for $3 with only one testing triode. I plugged it in and confirmed that there is only audio out of the left channel.
I gave the pins a good brush scrub with alcohol, followed by DeoxIT red + gold. They aren’t corroded but have a darkened appearance, still no fix.

Applied some heat, hoping it will awaken something.. nope. Next, diamond bit used to rough up each pin to removed all of the tarnish. Now they are bright again, feeling hopeful. Brushed on DeoxIT gold and plugged the monster back in..

Still only the left channel works.. but it sure does sound nice.

That's a beautiful MonoFrank.

 

[bcowen]

There's one out there for way more than $3 on Ebay. You might find one of them in one of those bulk sale listings for the same price ($3), or close with both channels working, worth the hunt. these (Philco 7N7) have the oval micas top and bottom.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILCO-JAN-CHS-7N7-Tube/254501734439?hash=item3b417c4827:g:aRUAAOSw~PdeN0dM

$55? Plus shipping? LOL! I'm used to paying 10-15% of that for Frankies....with shipping.

 

[drkhermushov]

Has anyone here recently bought a Darkvoice and had it shipped to EU?

 

[therremans]

Has anyone here recently bought a Darkvoice and had it shipped to EU?

No but here’s a website that may sell you one.

 

[JKDJedi]

That's a beautiful MonoFrank.

 

[drkhermushov]

No but here’s a website that may sell you one.

Sorry, my question was very confusing. I asked because i noticed there's a sale going on on Shenzhen audio's website. I wanted
to know if anyone from EU has recently ordered and if so how long it took for it to arrive.