08-01-2026, 12:08 AM
Tim;
I think that some Rowe/EMI jukeboxes used those 7868 tubes, they seem like the answer to a question that never really needed to be asked like a lot of later tube types. I told a friend that if the ones in his AMI Diplomat are dead we are running 6L6 tubes (or 6V6s) in their place, which is what most tube guitar amps used anyhow, and still do. The only new ones that made sense were the Compactrons G.E developed as they cut down on the parts count, and were even logical at times.
Regards
Arran
I think that some Rowe/EMI jukeboxes used those 7868 tubes, they seem like the answer to a question that never really needed to be asked like a lot of later tube types. I told a friend that if the ones in his AMI Diplomat are dead we are running 6L6 tubes (or 6V6s) in their place, which is what most tube guitar amps used anyhow, and still do. The only new ones that made sense were the Compactrons G.E developed as they cut down on the parts count, and were even logical at times.
Regards
Arran
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