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5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes
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A pre war Hallicrafters, and an early one too, very nice! 1936 is pretty early for metal tubes too, which would explain why they used a 5Z4, I've mostly seen those in Canadian Westinghouse sets from that period, 1936-37, later ones used a 5Y4. Canadian Westinghouse owned their own tube factory so they went all in for metal tubes in many sets, I have another with a single ended 6L6, not G or GL, a metal one.
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5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by bridkarl - 06-15-2025, 01:54 PM
RE: 5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by GarySP - 06-15-2025, 02:30 PM
RE: 5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by bridkarl - 06-15-2025, 02:37 PM
RE: 5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by Vlad95 - 06-15-2025, 11:02 PM
RE: 5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by Arran - Yesterday, 12:04 AM
RE: 5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by bridkarl - Yesterday, 07:59 AM
RE: 5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by Arran - 11 hours ago
RE: 5U4 vs 5Z4 tubes - by MrFixr55 - 6 hours ago



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