Thanks Jim but I'm a wee bit far from there. ~2000 miles NW. I'd have to
get more than a bit lost to get there from here. Used to work for 
Bell in Sagniaw
so I know the way, just need a better excuse than a dozen tubes. (not 
much more tho)

Dave



>  Dave,
>
>  Were are you located?  If you're in the US, and not too far from Texas,
>  I'd be happy to test them for you.  Just send them to me, or if you're
>  close enough, stop by, and I'll fire up the tube tester, and we can have
>  them finished in a short time.
>
>                                              Regards,
>
>                                                Jim
>
>
> > 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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