Need Source of European tubes..
 

Howard Bingham wrote:

I need a reliable source of tubes to restore several Grundig &
Blaupunkt table radios which are missing several tubes.

Take a look at:

http://www.helmut-singer.de/

Regards,

Ralf

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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:18:04 -0600, Howard Bingham
wrote:

I need a reliable source of tubes to restore several Grundig &
Blaupunkt table radios which are missing several tubes.

I also need a tube diagram or schematic diagram of a Blaupunkt Ballet
model # 20003 table radio (Late 50's - early 60's).

Howard Bingham, Houston, Tx.

Howard Bingham wrote:
I need a reliable source of tubes to restore several Grundig &
Blaupunkt table radios which are missing several tubes.

I also need a tube diagram or schematic diagram of a Blaupunkt Ballet
model # 20003 table radio (Late 50's - early 60's).

Howard Bingham, Houston, Tx.

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All the common European tubes are available
from a number of online vacuum tube dealers.
Do Yahoo search on "vacuum tubes" and snoop
around. As for the schematic, you might
try Walter Groer at
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/6483/

He doesn't have the specific model number you
requested on his Blaupunkt page, but every
Ballett he does have listed uses the same tube
line-up so I'll bet they're all pretty similar.
Of course the chassis layout can be wildly different
from set to set but they're all 5 tube sets so
shouldn't be too hard to figger out. Sams
Photofact also has a Ballett listed. See if one
of your local libraries carries them.

"Howard Bingham" wrote in message
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I need a reliable source of tubes to restore several Grundig &
Blaupunkt table radios which are missing several tubes.

Nearly all US tube vendors stock European tubes.

Antique Electronics Supply might have the largest stock of old tubes:

http://tubesandmore.com/

You can also do a search for a given tube number and come up with number of
other vendors.

Nearly all European tubes cross over to a US style Radio Manufacturers
Association number. For example, the ECC81 is the 12AT7. You can find
other subs, and much more at:

http://tdsl.duncanamps.com/tubesearch.php



I also need a tube diagram or schematic diagram of a Blaupunkt Ballet
model # 20003 table radio (Late 50's - early 60's).

Howard Bingham, Houston, Tx.

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Frank Dresser wrote:

Nearly all US tube vendors stock European tubes.

Antique Electronics Supply might have the largest stock of old tubes:

http://tubesandmore.com/

You can also do a search for a given tube number and come up with number of
other vendors.

Nearly all European tubes cross over to a US style Radio Manufacturers
Association number. For example, the ECC81 is the 12AT7. You can find
other subs, and much more at:

http://tdsl.duncanamps.com/tubesearch.php





AES is usually a bit more expensive than
the rest, sometimes as much as 50%. A dealer
I've dealt with only once or twice but seems
to be a very nice guy and has good prices on
tubes is at http://www.radiodaze.com/

Larry

"Larry Ozarow" wrote in message
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AES is usually a bit more expensive than
the rest, sometimes as much as 50%. A dealer
I've dealt with only once or twice but seems
to be a very nice guy and has good prices on
tubes is at http://www.radiodaze.com/

Larry

That's a good point. I buy most of my tubes from other sources, but I
usually check with my AES catalog first, just to establish a sort of
baseline.

The best service I've had came from Triode Electronics, but they don't stock
many radio tubes.

http://store.yahoo.com/triodeel/index.html

I've also had excellent results from ESRC, Fair Radio and Brent Jessee
Recording. Actually, the only less than excellent result I've had came from
AES. I ordered some new 6X8 from an AES sales flyer, and it turned out that
a couple of them were obviously used and the box and tube brands didn't
match on one of the used tubes. The used tubes tested weak as well. I
didn't bother complaining, because the price was good, and tubes which test
weak usually work OK.

I got most of my tubes in used bulk lots.

Frank Dresser

Frank Dresser wrote:



That's a good point. I buy most of my tubes from other sources, but I
usually check with my AES catalog first, just to establish a sort of
baseline.

The best service I've had came from Triode Electronics, but they don't stock
many radio tubes.

http://store.yahoo.com/triodeel/index.html

I've also had excellent results from ESRC, Fair Radio and Brent Jessee
Recording. Actually, the only less than excellent result I've had came from
AES. I ordered some new 6X8 from an AES sales flyer, and it turned out that
a couple of them were obviously used and the box and tube brands didn't
match on one of the used tubes. The used tubes tested weak as well. I
didn't bother complaining, because the price was good, and tubes which test
weak usually work OK.

I got most of my tubes in used bulk lots.

Frank Dresser


I've even had some good luck on e-bay. Often the price
of a fair-sized mixed lot will be so low that even if
25% or so are duds, the net cost is still much lower than
the on-line vendors. As long as a tube you want doesn't
overlap with the audiophool market there's a lot of cheap
stuff out there.

Audiophool. Heh, heh. I like it. Anyone want to buy an SWR compensated power
cord? Only $900.00.

"Larry Ozarow" wrote in message
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Frank Dresser wrote:



That's a good point. I buy most of my tubes from other sources, but I
usually check with my AES catalog first, just to establish a sort of
baseline.

The best service I've had came from Triode Electronics, but they don't
stock
many radio tubes.

http://store.yahoo.com/triodeel/index.html

I've also had excellent results from ESRC, Fair Radio and Brent Jessee
Recording. Actually, the only less than excellent result I've had came
from
AES. I ordered some new 6X8 from an AES sales flyer, and it turned out
that
a couple of them were obviously used and the box and tube brands didn't
match on one of the used tubes. The used tubes tested weak as well. I
didn't bother complaining, because the price was good, and tubes which
test
weak usually work OK.

I got most of my tubes in used bulk lots.

Frank Dresser


I've even had some good luck on e-bay. Often the price
of a fair-sized mixed lot will be so low that even if
25% or so are duds, the net cost is still much lower than
the on-line vendors. As long as a tube you want doesn't
overlap with the audiophool market there's a lot of cheap
stuff out there.

"CW" wrote in message
...
Audiophool. Heh, heh. I like it. Anyone want to buy an SWR compensated
power
cord? Only $900.00.


Sorry, I'm not in the market for a SWR compensated power cord. In fact, I'm
selling them. Mine are $1200 each, but the most discriminating ears can
hear the difference.

Don't forget, you get what you pay for!

Frank Dresser

Howard Bingham schrieb:


One question, what are "paper capacitors" & how do they differ from
those found on other radios..? (One of the contacts who aparently
services these old German radios suggested replacing the paper
capacitors before replacing tubes.).



Paper capacitors are made with paper inside as the name implies.
These capacitors tend to dry out and tend to explode sooner or later,
destroying a lot inside the radio. So a replacement with modern parts/
capacitors is highly recommended.