[sdiy] Tube research

[eric b]

At 10:54 AM 5/6/02 -0700, you wrote:
> in the contents of the next box: around 15 tubes.  Most of them were RCA,
all American, mostly small (~2" tall?), a few slightly larger (~3"?).
>Now, I don't know much of anything about tubes.  But I bought them.  They
are all legiably marked-- where can I go online to help me identify their
purpose?

Best place:
http://home.planet.nl/~frank.philipse/frank/frank.html

(Just list them here and I can tell you 
what they are good for...if anything)

>Where can I take these tubes, in the SF bay area, to see if they are working?

HSC in Sunnyvale or Rohnert Park, both
locations have tube testers. 
Will they let you test your OWN tubes on them?
Dunno.....

I can also refer you to radio collectors who can help
if necessary.

(You shoulda bought the tube tester.....it might have been a good one..)




E. Barbour
metasonix