spam@... wrote: If this unit uses those little oil-filled caps in the HV supply, try hitting them with some freeze spray. My RM545B did this (as well as smoking the 6AU5 cathode resistor) due to e

This is from a post on Joelist (a vacuum tube audio mailing list). I don't know the mailer or the tube dealer. If 7587 Nuvistors are useful in any Tek stuff (it seems like I remeber this number), this

looks like Jerry J. Ingordo <prpcarb@...> has been nailed by that sircam virus. I am grateful that this list server strips out attachments. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sir

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/welcome.jhtml has it. -Dan

Actually, the 7788 is the equivalent of the European Amperex E810F. The 6688 is the equivalent of the E180F. THe 7788 is an expensive tube that's gotten difficult to find. I have a datasheet (8 pages,

If you want to post links that consist of a large number of characters, may I suggest turning off line wrap before posting, a'la http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/ab/aman/ogee.htm?L+co

Miroslav Pokorni wrote: You could also post it in the group's "files" section- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TekScopes/files/ This is standard operting procedure. -Dan

AES has these in sale thru 15-Sept, I think. Normally $6.00, now $1.50. Watch that oil-filled cap that's part of the oscillator tank. They get leaky. -Dan

Craig Sawyers wrote: Audionote paper-in-oil caps are made by Jensen in Denmark, IINM. -Dan

I have a similar tale to share about an oven controller. We've had this GE wall oven for about 10 years now. Several years ago, the temperature control started acting up, being erratic and complaining

Hi, I'm looking for some items for a 485 scope: -foot -cover Also, can anyone recommend a relatively inexpensive digital camera that will focus close enough to be useful as a scope camera? Thanks-- Da

IIRC = "if I recall" Miroslav Pokorni wrote:

The only kind of mercury cells I can find can be seen at http://www.px625.com/px625/main.cgi I have ordered cells from here before for my older Rollei SLR light meter. The cells I received appeared to

Apparently somebody has set up a spambot that subscribes to a yahoo group, sends the tripe and unsubscribes. I'm seeing this with all the yahoo groups of which I am a part. We may need to go to an app

Craig Sawyers wrote: Some thoughts... I wouldn't assume that the caps weren't the problem, particularly that .001uF 1KV "leakmaster" oil cap used in the oscillator tank circuit. It can look good until