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Do you have any test equipment in your lab that uses vacuum tubes?
MarkL:
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--- Quote from: MarkL on September 10, 2019, 03:11:39 pm ---I have two pieces of test equipment that has vacuum tubes: A Heathkit IT-28 capacitor checker, and a Spellman 15kV @ 4mA HV supply. The Spellman has an interesting set of gas voltage regulator tubes in addition to the usual drivers and rectifier tubes. I've posted photos of it before:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/how-many-psu_s-do-you-have/msg393637/#msg393637
I'm still looking for a model ID or schematics if anyone recognizes it.
I also have a tube-powered (5514/811A) Tesla coil which is physically in my lab, but it's not really a piece of test equipment. It probably has no business being in there given the other sensitive electronics.
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Judging from the photos you posted if those metal 6L6's are original I place that supply earlier than 1960. Perhaps early to mid 1950's. It does appear that the tube on the far right....probably a 5U4....has at some point been replaced. If original it would have had a glass envelope just like your 0A3 VR tubes.
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Sharp eye! Yes, I had to replace the shattered 5U4 tube when I first got the unit, so I don't know what the original envelope looked like. It was an attractive target, sticking out on the corner like that. Alas, the replacement 5U4 eventually died a natural death since that photo was taken and has since been re-replaced with a diode bridge equivalent.
All the other tubes are original except the two HV rectifiers inside the plastic case, at least as when purchased by me. The HV rectifiers were not performing well. The unit still works perfectly.
I'd believe 1950's. Odd that there's not a trace of a model number. Only "Spellman" on the meter faces. Maybe it was a custom unit for someone. I saw a similar one on ebay many years ago, but mounted in a small metal rack case with a flip-up lid to get to the tubes.
Martin.M:
--- Quote from: med6753 on September 10, 2019, 05:31:42 pm ---
--- Quote from: Martin.M on September 10, 2019, 03:09:14 pm ---that is fine, yes :)
But:
Set it to 12 Volts or 15 Volts to feed any small transistor experiment,
Then press STANDBY and look what the voltage output will do before shutting down finally.. (a typical 30V Transistor will be RIP )
Heathkit made a bullshit there, it may be better to remove "Standby" and type there "WORST CASE SWITCH"
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That may be true but that supply is poor choice for that application and is not meant for 12-15V equipment.
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Of coarse, but when they build a unit from zero to 400, that have to work.
OFF is OFF and not enhancing to +60V before OFF, = Bullshit :)
Standby with a Heathkit is simply, you remove the + Plug, then it`s trustful OFF.
Martin
Martin.M:
:popcorn:
the nice american Set.
The glouchester version is different, they are VVM, not VTVM ^-^
MaxFrister:
I have a couple.
med6753:
--- Quote from: MarkL on September 10, 2019, 06:34:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: med6753 on September 10, 2019, 05:26:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: MarkL on September 10, 2019, 03:11:39 pm ---I have two pieces of test equipment that has vacuum tubes: A Heathkit IT-28 capacitor checker, and a Spellman 15kV @ 4mA HV supply. The Spellman has an interesting set of gas voltage regulator tubes in addition to the usual drivers and rectifier tubes. I've posted photos of it before:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/how-many-psu_s-do-you-have/msg393637/#msg393637
I'm still looking for a model ID or schematics if anyone recognizes it.
I also have a tube-powered (5514/811A) Tesla coil which is physically in my lab, but it's not really a piece of test equipment. It probably has no business being in there given the other sensitive electronics.
--- End quote ---
Judging from the photos you posted if those metal 6L6's are original I place that supply earlier than 1960. Perhaps early to mid 1950's. It does appear that the tube on the far right....probably a 5U4....has at some point been replaced. If original it would have had a glass envelope just like your 0A3 VR tubes.
--- End quote ---
Sharp eye! Yes, I had to replace the shattered 5U4 tube when I first got the unit, so I don't know what the original envelope looked like. It was an attractive target, sticking out on the corner like that. Alas, the replacement 5U4 eventually died a natural death since that photo was taken and has since been re-replaced with a diode bridge equivalent.
All the other tubes are original except the two HV rectifiers inside the plastic case, at least as when purchased by me. The HV rectifiers were not performing well. The unit still works perfectly.
I'd believe 1950's. Odd that there's not a trace of a model number. Only "Spellman" on the meter faces. Maybe it was a custom unit for someone. I saw a similar one on ebay many years ago, but mounted in a small metal rack case with a flip-up lid to get to the tubes.
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Are the HV rectifiers 1B3's by chance? From what I can see it appears so.
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