Jan 31, 2014 i am going to take the plunge and purchase a tube tester. Manual, foreign tube chart and obsolete tube chart for hickok 800a tube tester. Just a little video showing my tube tester station. Cr1 crt test adaptor for use with models 532 through 6005 series tube tester. The 800a is the same as the 800 but with the addition of sockets for compactrons and nuvistors.
Hickok 530 531 6l6 12ax7 2a3 mutual tube tester data roll chart. Above left is an alternate advertisement for the hickok 800. Another spot to look, which is especially useful if youre looking for replacement types and tubes with similar bases or. Not all solid state 83 replacements are created equal, and not all will work in a hickok. Hickok 800a tube tester ultimate manual with test data. Tube testers hickok model 600a the trout underground. Another spot to look, which is especially useful if youre looking for replacement types and tubes with similar bases or characteristics, is the nj7p tube database. Antique radio forums view topic hickok 800 tube tester. This is a very nice combbound reprint of the instruction manual for the hickok 800a tube tester and much more. So you can not compare to any official tube manufacturing data to your test result in. I think it is pretty well accepted that most tube hickok tube testers do a pretty good job at this, irregardless of exactly what the plate voltage they actually use in order to do it. The models i am considering, in lowest to highest price order are.
Hickok ca4 adapter data for 539b 750 752 800 1575 533a 600a 605a. This is an original roll chart assembly removed from a hickok 532 that i am. The versatility of the hickok dynamic mutual conductance tube tester makes possible a special test that will reveal a tubes ability to perform under. Hickok 800 tube tester operating manual with testing data including ca5 data. Jan 15, 2019 these days, tube testers are used for basically two reasons. If you want to join us and get repairing help please sign in or sign up by completing a simple electrical test or write your question to the message board without registration. This tester is more versatile than the i177 valve tester. The auction also includes a 8 pin and 9 pin tube socket saver along with an 8 pin.
Try limiting your search by using the advanced search options below to select an author, a date range, a single forum or more specific search terms. Comprehensive supplemental tube test data book for early hickok models including ac51, t53, 510, 510x, i177 and others. Look up 6l6 on the roll chart of your tester to be sure. Hickok ca4 adapter 533a 600a 605a 539b 750 752 800 6000 6005 1575 tube tester. The hickok method calibration data does not include using the calibration tube since the results of using it are variable, unpredictable, and cause it to be less accurate on most of the ranges. Ultimate manual for hickok 800 tube tester including all testing. Otherwise, most hickoks are remarkably alike except for the really expensive models such as 539c or 752. Fr format applies to tv3, tv10, 539a, 600, 800, western. Hickok 800 tube tester vacuum tubes, electron tubes. Hickok ca4 adapter data for 539b 750 752 800 1575 533a 600a 605a tube testers quantity. They are scanned into my computer, all of the stray lines, dots, etc.
The two valve pin selector controls have been expanded to provide 5 independent selectors for grid, plate, screen, cathode, and suppressor electrodes, and each have 9 positions. Radio tube tester test equipment schematics, data, and manuals. Hickok triplett readrite supreme weston jewell more schematics, manuals, operating instructions, and tube tester data for the models listed below are directly from the manufacturers original publication. Testing the 12au7 on various tube testersfinal version. Testing the 12au7 on various tube testers introduction take a batch of tube testers, all in good working order and carefully calibrated following. The roll chart is dated 1968 and i provide my compiled updated test data book that covers the early tubes such as 01a and. I am definitely going hickok, but am a bit torn as to which is best for me. Jan 07, 2016 just a little video showing my tube tester station.
Specialize in tube tester repairs, calibration, and upgrades. Hickok ca4 adapter data for 539b 750 752 800 1575 533a. Hickok 539c specs for kt88 or 6550 audiogon discussion forum. Manual comes with 3 pages of ballast tube data, part list and operating instructions.
Operating instructions for dynamic mutual conductance tube. We also sell parts and occasionally testers, as well as provide helpful information. Hickok 800 tube tester operating manual with testing data including ca5. Comprehensive supplemental tube test data book for early hickok models including ac51, t53, 510, 510x. For sale is reprint of hickok 6000 6000a 6000b 6005 tube test data book. Hickok 2 black felt washers for under knobs 533 533a 600 600a 800 a tube tester. Hickok reprint of older tube data from roll chart dated oct. For sale is reprint of hickok 534b tube tester manual. Hickok documentation, manuals, schematics, and catalogs. Test data book for hickok 532 533 534 600 tube testers 44 pages. Manual is 12 pages long and includes 11x17 foldout of circuit diagram. Note that some early model numbers are a guess as hickok produced many early items that had no model number on unit or produced many variations without changing model numbers. This set is in average aesthetic condition for its age and is used.
Advertisements invariably show hickok tube testers originally priced much higher than many other brands, which partially accounts for their high resale value today. I am now accepting new manuals for inclusion in this archive. Alltubetesters specializes in repairing, calibrating and upgrading tube testers. Only interested in the tube mentioned for the 539c. For hickok tube tester, includes paper roll chart dated, and includes the plastic window. I have used this unit for the past 10 years without any problems. All of my manuals are scanned on a high end 11x17 scanner, cleaned up in, and printed on a business class laser printer. A three prong, grounded plug has been installed for safety. Not units like the hickok 600 series, 800 series, or 6000 series, which use a. Tv7bu tube tester conclusion the i177 is a nice portable tester in a rugged box.
It must not only rectify, it must also drop a fairly constant 15 volts a degree of voltage regulation is characteristic of mercuryvapor rectifiers, and it needs to draw 3 amps from the 5 volt filament winding to keep the rest of the transformer secondary voltages. Tester 752 for tube test hickok data model model for test 752 tester hickok data tube. A practical guide to tube testers and tube testing. Hickok 6000 series is a compact mutual conductance tube tester. Ca5, universal adapter tube data for 533a, 600a, 605a, 3200308, download.
Get the best deal for hickok vacuum tube testers from the largest online selection at. Tube tester repairs, calibration, upgrades, parts and more. Find great deals on ebay for hickok 800a and jbl 2205j. Get the best deals on hickok vacuum tube testers when you shop the largest. Hello hickok ownersmy hickok documentation 533 does not directly list. Accurate calibration of the hickok 539b and hickok 539c tube tester. Any hickok 539c owners out there willing to look in. Any hickok 539c owners out there willing to look in hickok supplied tube data book and advise what is the rp reject point or 65% of the nominal gm value for a kt88 or 6550.
How to test 12ax7 tubes on a hickok 800 tube tester duration. Documentation, manuals, and schematics free hickok downloads. Hickok 800a dynamic mutual conductance tubetransistor. For sale is reprint of operating data for hickok ca4 testing adapter. In most tube testers a 1020% variance in reading is a nonissue, but with the tweaks i see more consistent readings across different hickok tube testers. These manuals are available for download and free of charge. The hickok 800 is essentially a model 6000 with panel mounted sockets rather than the socket plate or socket island. Hickok 533 tube socket set for internal rectifiers tester. In the course of calibrating many tube testers, i collected data on how. Hickok 6000 6000a 6000b 6005 tube test data book ebay. Get the best deals on hickok vacuum tube testers when you shop the largest online selection at. There are some buyers trading parts and units can do get damaged because of improper use. Operating instructions for dynamic mutual conductance tube tester model 600.
I am going to take the plunge and purchase a tube tester. Used for testing, the 6l6 bogey tube has a gm value of 5400 and 12ax7 values triode other. Jig calibration tube standards measure spot on for both plate current and gm see test, calibration standard set to gm 1500, plate ma 11. Hickok 534b dynamic mutual conductance tube tester manual. General test data section is 23 pages long, obsolete tube types is 20 pages long, foreign tube types section is 25 pages. In addition to the data i have scanned and posted, if youre looking for data on a particular tube you should visit tsdl on duncanamps website, or franks tube data. Accurate calibration of the hickok 539b and hickok 539c. Original hickok 800 tube tester operating instruction manual. Hickok 800a tube tester service manual download, schematics. Older tube test data hickok reprint of older tube data from roll chart dated oct.
Les meilleures offres pour hickok 600 tube tester manuel dinstruction. Accurate calibration of the hickok 539b and hickok 539c tube. The 800 will test all the consumer tubes from the early 1920s on except the newer based tubes that became popular mostly in tv sets in the mid late 1960s. This unit has not been calibrated but i have tested several tubes with it, a 6sn7gtb, a 12ax7a and a 6v6gt comparing tube values to a recently calibrated tv7bu and it has very consistent readings. The following tube tester manuals are available at any time. Hickok 800a dynamic mutual conductance tubetransistor tester in great used condition. Hickok tube tester for sale farm equipment for sale. Hickok ca4 adapter data for 539b 750 752 800 1575 533a 600a 605a tube testers. Hickok tube tester book of roll charts scans of actual charts from 19521972. Hickok 800a dynamic mutual conductance tubetransistor tester, free shipping. T103, t123 and t127 with additional tube test data.
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