[TCML] Taylor TUBES

[Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 I accidently erased the original question about "Taylor" 833C tubes. 
After reading it and remembering that Taylor tubes haven't been made for 
over 60 years I posted a question on the Tube Collectors Associan list 
and here's the answer:

"China. Most transmitting tubes are made in 2-3 factories and labeled 
for anyone with money.

Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Phillips" <evp2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:evp2%40earthlink.net>>
To: <tubecollectorsassociation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
<mailto:tubecollectorsassociation%40yahoogroups.com>>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 7:49 PM
Subject: [TCA] Taylor TUBES

> Anybody know where the tubes in this list are being made?
>
> http://www.rfparts.com/tubetran_specials.html 
<http://www.rfparts.com/tubetran_specials.html>
>
> Ed"

Although Carl didn't say so the "word on the street" is that many of 
these tubes are of quite inferior quality. I don't know of any way an 
individual could determine that before buying them. Unfortunately 
there's no way to know [except asking the dealer and taking his word] 
whether the name given for the manufacturer shows that it came from an 
original and very high quality company like Eimac or Svetlana [Russian 
manufacture which at one time made excellent power tubes] or are from 
some cheapie output who branded them accordingly.

A source of tubes I don't see mentioned very often here is 
Russian/Soviet surplus. Up to the end of the Cold War the Russians made 
superb power tubes and many types are available from European dealers in 
surplus Russian material. Maybe someone here can list a source and 
desireable tube types - I can't since I'm not in the market.

Ed

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