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The vacuum tube tester

Jamie
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01-17-2014, 08:23 PM

No matter what tester you decide on, make sure it's got the right sockets for the tubes you want to test. Might sound like a stupid suggestion, but it is something easily overlooked during that first purchase. Most cheaper testers will not have sockets for every kind of tube.

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(This post was last modified: 01-17-2014, 08:24 PM by Jamie.)

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The vacuum tube tester - by fields 100 - 01-15-2014, 10:44 AM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by hsusmann - 01-15-2014, 11:13 AM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by TA Forbes - 01-15-2014, 11:41 AM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by morzh - 01-15-2014, 12:03 PM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by hsusmann - 01-15-2014, 01:19 PM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by morzh - 01-15-2014, 02:35 PM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by Bradley Rush - 01-15-2014, 03:14 PM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by TA Forbes - 01-16-2014, 10:50 AM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by Jamie - 01-17-2014, 08:23 PM

RE: The vacuum tube tester - by TA Forbes - 01-17-2014, 10:34 PM

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