Nice link

[Brian AF4K]

Hey thanks Jeff - glad it was handy.
I confess that I frequently use AC6V.com as well as 
AF4K.com when looking for tube radio resources!

I have just done a major update to my list of available crystals
if anyone needs some!

All the best - Brian

On 29 Sep 2005 at 9:10, Jeff Stewart wrote:

> Hi Brian,
> 
> The link for harpamps is really good.  I've used your web site along with
> AC6V's  for at least 3 or 4 years now, but I always appreciate a new link
> fir DIY tech info.
> 
> 73 from Indiana,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian AF4K" <bcarling at CFL.RR.COM>
> To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [HEATH-TEMPE] BRIMAR 6146 tubes/ are they any good?
> 
> 
> > Brimar tubes are generally pretty good.
> > Made in England or France probably... They should work
> > fine.
> >
> > In the early 1960's STC spun off Brimar to "Thorn-AEI Radio
> > Valves and Tubes LTD"
> >
> > This company made tubes under the Mazda and Brimar names,
> > as well as Ediswan. FYI, Mazda was a British company, and
> > in the 1920's Ediswan and Mazda were major makers of
> > radio tubes.
> > Ediswan was the world's first radio tube maker (A joint effort
> > started in 1883 by Edison Eletric Light Co and Swan Electric
> > Lighting Co.)
> >
> > Many of Mazda's later tubes were made in French factories and
> > are excellent. Some of their  early production made for the war dept
> > are labeled "services public guerre". Guerre meaning war in French.
> >
> > Extracted from:
> > http://www.harpamps.com/micKtubes/Mazda-History.html
> >
> > On 26 Sep 2005 at 1:51, Robert Myers wrote:
> >
> > > I just received some tubes that were supposed to be NOS RCA plain 6146
> (no
> > > A,' 'B,' or 'W' suffix).  Instead arrived as BRIMAR brand plain 6146
> tubes -
> > > I've never heard of them.  Are they any good compared to U.S. brands
> like
> > > GE, RCA, Sylvania, etc.  I don't even know where these were made, or
> when.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > -- Rob
> > >
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