Tung Sol Valves Now In Stock – Made in Russia We are expanding our product line and are introducing  anew premium line of valves/tubes. Tung Sol valves /tubes. We are being supplied directly by the parent company and we are official dealers. We want to offer you a an expanded  our range  valves /tubes  Your amp’ sound is heavily influenced by the valves used in the amp and of course it is everyone’e personal taste. […]
We have updated all the pricing on our range of valves /tubes so we with Prices Updated, better Value than Ever.  The Euro has dropped in value and so this means better prices !! UK 2nd Class post is now free and 1st Class post is only £1.50 We also have an Ebay shop and if you compare prices you will see buying direct is cheaper and you get the same quality product which is
Our Valve Test Equipment Have you ever wondered about how valves are sold as “tested”  and why we test ourselves every valve we sell? We test to make sure that you have a product that is 100% and so you buy in the knowledge that you are receiving a top quality product. We have six valve testers and each has their advantages and challenges. Now you may wonder why we test every valve we sell.
How many of you have wondered , ” How Old is the Valve (Tube) technology in my amp?” Valves as we call them in the UK have been around for about a 100 years !! Â I decided to check out when the common valves ( ones that we sell) first came on the market. When checking this information sometimes there was some arguement on the exact year so if you alllow give or take one
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I came across this video, by accident  on Youtube of French radio amateur,  Claude Paillard ( Callsign F2F0) who makes his own valves by hand in the traditional way. It gives you an idea of what it takes to make your valves.  He is making a triode so if you do this twice and put in one glass tube you have an ECC81 / ECC83/ ECC99. The video is made in France so the few
Amplifier valves get hot and there are very high voltages present, so make sure the amp is switched off and and the valves are cold. Hot amp valves can give you a bad burn ! The output valves , the rectifier, and ECC99’s all get especially hot ! Â My most recent burn was off the little output valve in the picture above, the EL84 output pentode The first basic question is how often to replace
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