Tubes

[stewey]

I realize that this is not really a "Body & Soul" question, but for the life of me I cannot find a shop that I can take my vacuum-tubes to in order to get them tested. My wireless is on the blink, and I don't want to miss the next installment of "Mrs Dale's Diary". Is there anybody else with an earth-shattering problem similar to this?

[funkymoped]

i once snapped a lace in my favouite trainers..
my heart skipped a beat as i realised the lace was still fastened in a perfect bow, but had snapped !!!!!!
:-)

[ummmm]

I have a swollen eye.....

[naz_nomad]

Obviously the first test for any VT is a visual one, but I have used my Hickok 539C for years and have found it to be one of the best VT testers available.

Not cheap mind ... but worth every penny if you're serious about your hi-fi

[stewey]

Ummmm, that's because the Ed gave you a good-hiding 'cause of that joke you went and posted!...............But we won't tell anyone where it is, ok?

[ummmm]

I posted another one!!!

[ummmm]

You've seen it.....lol

[angeldraws]

What's a 'wireless'? - A wireless what.....?

[Athley]

Why are you vacuuming your radio??

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[ummmm]

^^^^ I like that ^^^^

[stewey]

Angeldrawers, a long, long time ago, a radio was called a wireless. An essential working-part of the radio was called a vacuum-tube. It was a tube, with a partial vacuum in it, that contained metal filaments . When you turned the radio (wireless) on, these filaments had to warm up and actually glow a reddish colour before you could hear any sound. The tubes came in various sizes and shapes, and there was more than one in the set. If the wireless didn't work, you looked at the tubes to see if they were glowing: if one (or more) were not then you would take them to a shop and put them in a tube-tester. Usually, you would end up buying replacements.

[Theland]

Yes, our wireless was next to the stove, with a ten shilling not on the top ready for the coalman and milkman to call.
Radio Luxembourg, half the fun was trying to get a tune without the static whistling, which sounded like some modern bands of today!

[ummmm]

Oh Dear Stewey.....maybe I should run my jokes past you before I post....hahahaha...

You are in the know.....lol