Hi all.. So, I was visiting my mother over the weekend in Oregon (long drive!) and came back with a bit of my fathers stuff (he died a bit over 5 years ago).. I told my mother I would try to sell off this stuff and give her whatever I collected... Anyway, one set of items I thought my brother had done something with a few years back was a set of vacuum tubes.. By 'set', I mean 3 boxes.. In the 3 boxes are various types of tubes -- many still in boxes -- many not..
I've not tried guessing on qty or even trying to sort them out but I'd guess there may be more than 100 of them.. All sizes & types so it would appear. In searching around on ebay I see that virtually ALL of these are tested before being listed for sale.. I realize I could avoid that and just list them as unknown condition but realize I may be taking a big penalty in going that route..
So, IF I were to purchase a used tube tester, what is a reputable brand and what should I look for in one of these items..? I see many of the ebay auctions listing voltages or percentages of some readings apparently taken from their testers.. I did do a quickie search on ebay for tube tester and there was one listed for something like $125.. On Craigslist though, there are higher priced ones listed for close to $300.. I guess I'll have to look and see what the range of pinouts I'd need support for in order to narrow down my quest for a tube tester..
As an aside, some notes I apparently wrote way back when were found in one of the boxes of tubes -- 3 sheets of inventory listing the various tubes in one box.. Ugg! I recall taking many of these tubes down to be tested at a local electronics store back in the late 70's with my father .. Of course that store has been out of business for probably close to 25+ years now..
Any help would be appreciated!
I've not tried guessing on qty or even trying to sort them out but I'd guess there may be more than 100 of them.. All sizes & types so it would appear. In searching around on ebay I see that virtually ALL of these are tested before being listed for sale.. I realize I could avoid that and just list them as unknown condition but realize I may be taking a big penalty in going that route..
So, IF I were to purchase a used tube tester, what is a reputable brand and what should I look for in one of these items..? I see many of the ebay auctions listing voltages or percentages of some readings apparently taken from their testers.. I did do a quickie search on ebay for tube tester and there was one listed for something like $125.. On Craigslist though, there are higher priced ones listed for close to $300.. I guess I'll have to look and see what the range of pinouts I'd need support for in order to narrow down my quest for a tube tester..
As an aside, some notes I apparently wrote way back when were found in one of the boxes of tubes -- 3 sheets of inventory listing the various tubes in one box.. Ugg! I recall taking many of these tubes down to be tested at a local electronics store back in the late 70's with my father .. Of course that store has been out of business for probably close to 25+ years now..
Any help would be appreciated!