[Brycicles]

Well my tubes showed up and I had absolutely nothing to worry about. I should have worried more about what tubes I'm getting because I'm unsatisfied with what I ordered. I'm pretty sure I got the Amperex 6922, JAN Orange label, US and they're no good for the type of music I listen to. Vocals and bass are very muddy but the guitars are so crystal sharp. Oh well, they'll suffice for the time being, I think I might go for the Amperex white PQ, or go back to Orange Globes. 

 

[Tuco1965]

How many hours are on them?  I find quite a difference in tube sound after they have 50+ hours on them. YMMV

 

[Brycicles]

Less than an hour, I should have specified that. Burn in did cross my mind, they are NOS but I wanted to get my initial impression out.  

 

[Oskari]

  Thanks, the VR5 came from conjecture from the seller in the Ebay ad. I closely inspected the tubes this AM and cannot see anything except the deltaxxx symbols.

 
It's the deltaxRx that can't be right. That's what gibosi meant.

 

[ThurstonX]

  Less than an hour, I should have specified that. Burn in did cross my mind, they are NOS but I wanted to get my initial impression out.  

 
Big +1 on giving them at least 50 hours.  Just leave the Lyr running.  I'm routinely running mine for days when burning in "new" tubes.

 

[satwilson]

   
Unfortunately, the picture is too poor to make out the production code, so you will have to wait until they arrive and you can examine them up close. However, the ad says the code is "D35"  So "D" might equal Hamburg, "3" might equal 1963, and the "5" might actually a letter, A - L, perhaps "G" for the month? 
 
On the other hand, since the type code for PCC88 = "DJ", perhaps the "J" is smeared and it looks like a "3"?  And the "5" could be the change code? But still, my guess is Hamburg, 1963. When you get them, see if you can make out both lines of the production code and let us know what you see.

My bad, 188's, typo, Delta2E3, Delta2E1. 

 

[satwilson]

  so you rock them gently back and forth while pulling up, and then they should just come out?  Is there any turning of the tubes necessary in a clockwise or counter clockwise motion

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[satwilson]

You won't be able to turn the tubes as the pins on the bottom of the tube are in the socket on the amp. Just rock them a bit while pulling up, they aren't hard to remove.

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[ejwiles]

  I feel silly, NO ROTATION, do you have a tube amp??????

Yep, a Lyr.  Not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but while the pins are in the socket you can't twist the tubes...

 

[Radioking59]

Use a piece of packing tape to get a better grip on the tube. It makes it 100x easier.

 

[ejwiles]

Use a piece of packing tape to get a better grip on the tube. It makes it 100x easier.

Stock they can be a little hard to grab on to.  I'm using socket savers and I've never had a problem using a chopstick to hold the socket savers down and grabbing the tubes with my fingers.

 

[satwilson]

Use a piece of packing tape to get a better grip on the tube. It makes it 100x easier.

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[satwilson]

  Yep, a Lyr.  Not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but while the pins are in the socket you can't twist the tubes

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[Advert]

  To remove tubes from the LYR, NO PACKING TAPE, RUBBER GLOVES. PACKING TAPE LEAVES RESIDUE. 1000X SILLY I am done saying the same thing numerous times, Radioking59, got a CLUE???? 

hi there,
 
i still using stock tube for my lyr, i still cant find rolling tube in my town still searching
 
i was wondering, why dont use rubber gloves?
yes, packing tape leaves residue, but rubber gloves will never leave, right?
just wondering why
 
 
thank you

 

[ejwiles]

  DUH, READ MY POST, NO ROTATION

Satwilson, I'm (politely) agreeing with you.  Someone asked a question that wasn't silly at all if they were new to tubes.  Time to chill.