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12th May 2021, 3:08 pm | #1 |
Pentode
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Doddington Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
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Found these today.
Are these any good? I got them from a car boot today.
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12th May 2021, 3:13 pm | #2 |
Octode
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Re: found these today
I wouldn't use them for anything.
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12th May 2021, 3:50 pm | #3 |
Heptode
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Location: Cornwall, UK.
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Re: Found these today.
The ones on the card are an interesting example of how things used to be though. I would guess at 1950s though I'm sure someone can date them exactly.
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12th May 2021, 3:53 pm | #4 |
Octode
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Re: Found these today.
Radiospares were supplying this type of electrolytic in the sixties, possibly before, mostly sourced from Plessey I think.
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12th May 2021, 3:55 pm | #5 |
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Re: Found these today.
They are only 160V so not much use for most mains power valve radios except Battery Mains portables.
I think I would be inclined to keep them as a nice demo piece but you could check to see if at least one would reform just for fun I agree with Barry I would not be inclined to actually use them Cheers Mike T
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12th May 2021, 4:24 pm | #6 |
Dekatron
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Re: Found these today.
Definitely a display item on the card, they don't make um like that any more!
Is that a valve in the picture? if so number? John.
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12th May 2021, 5:58 pm | #7 |
Dekatron
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Re: Found these today.
Looks like a PM2. If you wave your fingers over the top and chant the word MULLARD the letters magically appear. Nice vintage RS components. J.
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13th May 2021, 9:04 am | #8 |
Octode
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Re: Found these today.
I was trying to recall when Radiospares became RS components. I do recall annoying the rep. by still refering to them as Radiospares!
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13th May 2021, 9:19 am | #9 |
Octode
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Re: Found these today.
1971 - we did the same for many years.
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13th May 2021, 11:18 am | #10 |
Heptode
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Re: Found these today.
I still call them Radiospares now.
Nice display item Andy
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13th May 2021, 12:07 pm | #11 |
Dekatron
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Re: Found these today.
I used to visit their trade counter off Tottenham Court road in 1954 - so they must be getting on a bit.
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13th May 2021, 12:42 pm | #12 |
Octode
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Re: Found these today.
Started in 1937 - I think I still have a circa 1958 catalogue - it`s a lot smaller than they became before they stopped sending them out.
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15th May 2021, 6:11 pm | #13 |
Nonode
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Location: Stafford, Staffs. UK.
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Re: Found these today.
I'm not old enough to remember the early days. But I do remember the growth in the catalogues. In my first memory, I reckon about 12mm thick? By the time they stopped sending automatically, I think there were five or six, in a holder, probably 100 / 150mm thick. It became really wasteful because several of us in the same office received them and we all used the online version anyway. That said, one person insisted on keeping a set, even though the only thing they were ever used for was attracting dust.
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15th May 2021, 6:47 pm | #14 |
Dekatron
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Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING.
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Re: Found these today.
1960 catalogue. 67 pages, all TV and radio related. You could still buy line cord back then. J.
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15th May 2021, 6:52 pm | #15 |
Nonode
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Location: Cambridge, Cambs. UK.
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Re: Found these today.
Much to my pleasant surprise, I recently successfully reformed a couple of those Radiospare electrolytics of that style. They were in a 1960s home brew tape recorder.
Martin
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15th May 2021, 9:48 pm | #16 | |
Octode
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Re: Found these today.
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Anyway work solved that problem by ceasing to do electronic repairs. David |
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16th May 2021, 9:20 am | #17 |
Dekatron
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Re: Found these today.
I had an account with them for years - they cancelled it because I wasn't spending enough money!
Peter |
16th May 2021, 9:37 am | #18 |
Dekatron
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Re: Found these today.
I bought a spool of line cord yesterday. Different widths available too.
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16th May 2021, 9:37 am | #19 |
Dekatron
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Re: Found these today.
Even though my ordering is very sporadic and usually less the (mostly very much less than) £100, both RS and Farnell maintain my accounts just fine.
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16th May 2021, 9:43 am | #20 | |
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Re: Found these today.
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Much beloved of 120 V conversions, Pilot little Maestro's and Champion Kits. I think the last time I was able to buy a new piece was at Harpy in the Mid 80's it came of a reel marked RS. Cheers Mike T
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