Dave,

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:08:40 -0800, Dave King wrote:

> Can anyone fire up a way back machine and throw me a bone on how to 
> test tubes with a multi meter?
> I know it can be done (to a point) but can't find any specifics on 
> what to look for. I have a pile of mil-spec
> tubes I need to go through and find out if any are good. The primary 
> ones are some triodes and a few power
> beam pentodes. Other than being able to tell if filaments are not 
> shorted will a meter be able to tell me any more?

Well it will be able to tell if the filament is open-circuit too!  That will give you an instant go/no-go, anything else needs the thing to be powered-up 
and some sort of high voltage supply set up.  Remember to keep one hand in your pocket when messing about with this stuff live!

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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