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From: postmaste–(at)–riodeel.com (Ned Carlson)
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Subject: Re: 6L6GCs
Date: 26 Aug 1998 22:06:16 -0500
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On Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:36:55 -0700, kroge–(at)–cla.edu (Jim Kroger)
wrote:
>Hi Ned, somebody’s trying to trade me some tubes for a tuner.
>Have you ever heard of an RCA 6L6GC with dark plates and tall
>glass like a 7027? Are these of any quality or value comparable
>to the black plate RCA 6L6GC of fame?
Well, take a look at the numbers etched into the glass.
Solid letters in an octagon=RCA (sometimes Tungsol, but unlikely
in this case)
Solid letters underlined=Westinghouse
Solid letters, *not* underlined= Sylvania/Philips
Broken, “stencil” style letters= GE
No etching? Better compare them to some Mesa Boogie
Chinese “STR 6L6-GC”. They’ve got tall bulbs, but
I think they’ve got grey plates. Haven’t looked at one
for awhile.
Note: the current RCA/Thomson D&SP Division
can stamp RCA on anything they like…
It’s not impossible that RCA could’ve made some
6L6-GC in tall bulbs like 7027, tho I’ve never seen any.
I have seen some Sylvania made, RCA labelled,
6L6-GC like that, but they had grey plates.
>
>Sorry to bug you for free advice, but what can I say, I’m a slimebag.
According to my wife, so am I..I’m sure she’s kidding..
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