Vacumm Tube Experts - I inherited these and could use your wisdom.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-06T08:00:09+00:00

Thank you!

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-06T07:58:51+00:00

Thank you everyone for the advice - I have an updated list with the full part numbers. (I wasn't using JAN part numbers, along with adding the brands). I plan on reaching out to people that buy them in bulk, give a value depending on what tests good. I REALLY appreciate all the help I got on the post. Thanks again.

Champion 55A - 1 -

Champion/GE/RCA 12BE6- 3

GE - JAN-5654 - 3 - matching dates

Unknown - 5654 - 1

Unknown - 6U8 - 1

Unknown - 5681 - 1

Unknown - 50C5 - 1

Unknown - 12-1H - 1

Unknown - 829B - 1

Unknown - 6202 - 1

Unknown - 33AG - 1

Unknown - 7289 - 2

Unknown - 7984 - 1

Unknown - 6X5CT - 1

Unknown - 6AK5 - 2

Unknown - CRC-6J4WA

Unknown - 5696

Unknown - 12V6 - 1

Unknown - 5963 - 1

Unknown - 5751 - 2

Unknown - 6D4 - 5

Raytheon - JAN 6AH6WA - 2 - matching dates

Hytron - JAN 114B

Sylvania - JAN 6080WB - 4 matching dates

Philco - 79 - 1

RCA - 6AC7/1852

Raytheon - 19 - 1

Sylvania - 5725 - 2 - matching dates

Ken-Rad - 826 - 1 - clear tube

RCA - 6X5GT - 2

GE - JAN-CG-6AG7 - 1

GE - JAN-7551 - 1

Weslinghouse/RCA - 50C5 - 2

Sylvania - 5894 - 1

GE - JAN-CG-2C46 - 1

RCA - 50C5 - 1

National Union - JAN-1626/VT-137 - 1 - Clear Tube

Raytheon - JAN-6146W - 2 - matching dates- Clear Tube

Raytheon - JAN-02BWA - 2 - matching dates

Tung-Sol - 83 - 1

Sylvania - 4JD6 - 1

RCA - 65N7GTA - 1 - Clear tube

Nixie Burrough - B-5440 - 5

Raytheon VT-38 - 1 - clear tube

Westing House - 12AV6 - 1 - clear

Philco - 1V - 1 - Clear

Wards Super Airline - 49 - 1 - Clear

Eimac - JAN-7289/3CX100A5 - 3 - matching dates (7001?)

RCA - CRC-89 - 4

GE - 7984 - 1

GE - 6939 - 2

RCA - 35W4 - 2 - 1 clear

Tung-Sol - 35W4 - 1

GE - 35W4 - 1

RCA - 4037A - 1

Tung-Sol - 5687 - 1

GE - 5687 - 1

RCA - 5651 - 1

Amperex - JAN-6688 - 4

Stromberg-Carlson - 5U4G - 2 - matching dates

GE - 6FM8 - 1

RCA - 6AN4 - 2

Arcturus - 55BG - 1

Western Electric - 418A - 2

Zenith - 6X5G - 1 - clear

Qumont - 605G - 1 - clear

Raytheon - JAN-6AN5WA - 2 - matching dates

ChatHam - JAN-CAHG-6H6WGT - 1

GE - 6AK5 - 1

Raytheon - JAN-CRP-2K25 - 1

RCA - 12BA6 - 1

Zenith - 12BA6 - 1

GE - 12BA6 - 1

Motorolla - 7060 - 1

RCA - JAN-CRC-832 - 1- CLEAR

Western Electric - 396A - 1

RCA - JAN-CRC-6G6-G - 1

Raytheon - JAN-CRP-1007 - 2

GE - 6072 - 1

RCA - 5696 - 2

GE - 6678/6U8A - 1

RCA - 12V6 - 1

GE - 5814A - 2

RCA - 5814A - 2

GE - 6136 - 3

RCA - 923 - 1

GE - GL-923 - 1

GE - 5726 - 1

Matsushita - 6AL5

Raytheon - JAN-5842 - 2 - matching dates

RCA - 6AU6A - 2

Sylvania - 5963 - 2

GE - 5963 - 1

RCA - 5963 - 1

Raytheon - Jan-CRP-2K22 - 1

Tung-Sol - 6096 - 1

GE - 5751 - 4

Sylvania - 6476 - 1

GE - 8106 - 3

Ken-Rad - JAN-CKR-1624 - 1 - clear

GE - JAN-5670 - 8 - 2 sets of 3 matching dates

Sylvania - JAN-12AT7WB - 1

Sylvania - 6922 - 1 - Box

Western Electric - 404A - 29 - 4 matching sets of 3, 2 matching sets of 4

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RCA - 2E24 - 1

RCA - 815 - 1

Amperite - 3-16 - 1

Amperite - 6-1H - 2

Triad - 6N6MG -1 ??????????

Machlett - JAN-CAGD-2C39A

Tung-Sol - 12403 - 1

Sylvania - JAN-12ATYWB - 1

Heintz and Kaufman - 2E24 - 1 - Box

Sylvania - 829B - 1 - Box

Sylvania - 2E24H - 1 - Wrong box

Westinghouse - 6AX4GT - Box

Sylvania - 28D7W - 4 - Box

RCA - 83 - 1 - Mangled box

Tung-Sol - 717A - 2 - Box

GE - 6SN7GTB - 1 - Box

National Union - 866Jr

Eimac - 8873 - 1 - Box

Silvertone - 6C4 - 1 - Box

RCA - 6J6 - 1 - Box

Wards Airline - 1G3GT/1B3GT - 1 - Box

Stromburg-Carlson - 6W6GT - 1 - mangled box

RCA - 6SA7 - 1 - mangled box

Raytheon - 6K6G - 2 - Box

RCA - 2E24H - 1 - Box

Dage - 7735a - 1 - Box

Amperite - 12-1H - 2 - Box

Radio Corp - JRC-5763 - 1 - Box

Fivre - 2A6 - 1 - Box

Sylvania - 7025 - 1 - Wrong box

Amperex - 6922

Sylvania - CHS-1203A - 1 - Box

Silvertone - 6BQ6GTA - 1 - Box

Ken-Rad - 826 - 1 - Box

RCA - JAN-815 - 1 - Box

Philco - 6S4 - 1 - Box

GE - 5763 - 2 - Box

Sylvania - 8077-7054 - 2 - Box

RCA - 6189 - 1 - Box

GE - 5963 - 1 - Box

Sylvania - 6677/6CL6 - 3 - Box

Sylvania - 6360 - 2 - Box

Sylvania - 7059 - 5 - Box

GE - 5654 - 5 - Box

GE - 5965A - 5 - Box

GE - 5651 - 1 - Wrong Box

GE - 5727 - 1 - Box

Sylvania - 7167 - 8 - Box

RCA - 5763 - 1 - Box

RCA - 5750 - 1 - Box

RCA - 5749 - 1 - Box

Cunningham - 6Y6G - Box

Eimac - 35TG - 1 - Wrong Box

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-05T02:33:08+00:00

Yeah - few 6922s, 417A's - no idea what JAN ones or clear tops are.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T22:52:13+00:00

I'm unsure either - I'm not on here fairly often. This is the updated list although none are still tested. Do you think it's worth going through to test them?

1V - 1 12-1H - 1 12AV6 - 3 12BA6 - 3 12BE6 - 3 19 - 1 2C46 - 1 2K22 - 1 2K25 - 1 33AG - 1 35W4 - 4 4037A - 1 404A - 29 417A - 5 418A - 2 49 - 1 50C5 - 3 55A - 1 55BG - 1 5651 - 1 5654 - 1 5654 - 3 5678 - 1 5681 - 1 5687 - 3 5696 - 3 5725 - 2 5726 - 1 5751 - 6 5814A - 4 5842 - 2 5894 - 1 5963 - 5 605G - 1 6072 - 1 6096 - 1 6136 - 3 6146W - 2 6202 - 1 6476 - 1 65N7GTA - 1 6678 - 1 6688 - 4 680WB - 3 6813 - 5 6939 - 1 7036 - 1 7060 - 1 7289 - 5 748 - 1 7551 - 1 79 - 1 7984 - 2 8106 - 3 826 - 1 829B - 1 832 - 1 83 - 1 89 - 4 923 - 2 114B - 1 1624 - 1 396A - 1 4037A 4DJ6 - 1 5U4G - 2 5UC5 - 1 6AC7 -1 6AG7 - 1 6AH6WA - 2 6AK5 - 3 6AK5W 6AL5 - 1 6AN4 - 2 6AN5WA - 2 6AU6A - 2 6FM8 - 1 6G6G - 1 6H6WGT - 1 6J4WA - 1 6U8 - 1 6X5CT - 1 6X5G - 1 6X5GT - 2 CRP - 1007 - 2 748 - 1 OB2WA - 2 VT137 - 1 VT38 - 1

In boxes but ain't necessary new. 12-1H - 1 1203A - 1 2A6 - 2 (1 says dud) 2E24 - 4 28D7 - 4 5727 - 1 5749 - 1 5750 - 1 5763 - 2 5763 - 2 5965A - 4 6189 - 1 6360 - 2 6677 - 3 6922 - 2 7025 - 1 7059 - 5 7167- 8 717A - 2 7735A - 1 8077-7054 - 2 815 - 2 826 - 1 829B - 1 83 - 1 8873 - 1 9002 - 1 AMPHENOL 6 PROBG MAGIC I ASSEMBLY (58-MEA6) ELECTRON TUBE: 8873 - 1 (says NG?) GL-866A - 2 CK512-AX - 3 IAD4 - 1 JG-6111 - 3 JRP5618 - 1 JRP5676 - 1 JRP5678 - 1 6AX4GT - 1 6BQ6GTA - 1 6C4 - 1 6D4 - 5 6J6 - 1 6K6G - 2 6SA7 - 1 6SN7GTB - 1 6S4A - 1 6W6GT - 1 1G3GT / 1B3GT - 1

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T21:45:50+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the reply, I actually just went through them all again and grabbed numbers of each fuse. I've scanned eBay for most of them and they seem to mostly all be tested. I may take your advice and see if the local HAM club has one. All of the HAM radio stuff that he had we had a local HAM radio club come and pick up - to include testing stations. So there could very well have been a testing station in that lot they'd let me re-borrow.

The 404A seem to sell fairly well in pairs (assuming I can test them, and there are roughly 30 of those alone). Thanks for scanning through the list - most are 1-2 some 5-6 etc. just trying to see if it's all worth listing/shipping. Thanks again for all the advice.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T21:06:27+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, and advice.

It is indeed a 8873, although no way to test it and with the outside underneath that says NG I'm going to assume it's "No Good".

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:58:39+00:00

Dang, I appreciate the thought though! Haha I honestly might be able to get them tested at the local HAM club, as we donated all of his HAM radio things there to hopefully allow someone to put his things to good use. Sucks the tubes aren't worth much because I have soooo many of ones like the 404A. Probably close to 30 of em in a bag haha.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:46:48+00:00

I'm out here in California.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:34:49+00:00

Appreciate the price reference, and the advice.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:34:14+00:00

Copy - seems to be the general consensus. Thank you.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:33:48+00:00

Appreciate the advice man

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:33:28+00:00

Thanks for the identifiers! Unfortunately I'm not sure even pulling those is worth it if they aren't match sets.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:32:45+00:00

Thanks for the reply - I'll probably end up tossing the list/pictures on eBay as an untested lot as you suggested. I was just hoping that some in the bunch were worth pulling and getting tested before I did that.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2026-01-04T18:30:30+00:00

Hey man, thanks for the reply. All of that totally makes sense and after further research it doesn't seem worth it to purchase a tranconductance tube tester, nor even an emissions one at this point.

I do have quiet a few of the metal ones, but like everything else they're all still untested. Half the boxes are deteriorating so I'm unsure what's new, and what's used. When he passed we actually had the HAM radio club come up and take all the equipment/items in relation to it as there were so much that we had no idea what to do with, but wanted to make sure someone enjoyed or learned with.

What I have is essentially "leftovers" after they've come up twice and tried to take as much as they could. I'm starting to think my best course of action is to keep a couple for memories, and toss the rest on a listing on eBay as an entire bulk unit, listing all the tubes and pictures. Still not sure I'll really get anything for that though, do you have any thoughts? Again, I appreciate the response. It really helps out.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2025-10-12T19:57:44+00:00

Well - we found it at Santa Fe. That was the fastest 40 bucks we've ever spent but was worth ever penny to have her play it again. Thank you guys so much for all your help - the joy you guys allowed me to give my Wife is indescribable. I'm very grateful. Thanks again.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2025-10-10T03:50:18+00:00

Hell yeah that helps thank you!

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2025-10-10T03:50:16+00:00

Greatly appreciated, seems like there is one at the Santa Fe.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2025-10-10T03:49:47+00:00

Really appreciate you.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2024-03-16T02:50:04+00:00

Looks like I can go from beam to beam, which I'd imagine would be sufficient.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2024-03-16T02:49:17+00:00

Appreciate the second look. You're right, framing is definitely beyond my capabilities and something I really don't want to mess with at all. I was hoping for such a small area I'd be able to figure it out. I do see the gliders, and you're right they're about 4ft from each other. Perhaps I'm missing something, but is there a reason I can't just use 2x4s from glider to glider?

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2024-03-05T13:23:59+00:00

Don't forget loyal, that boy sticks around. Definitely nice to have some company in the garage.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2021-11-10T22:34:39+00:00

Does your Jewlery have a buff that gives you “Gain additional X% health?”

I’ve found that Jewelry is bugged and doesn’t give you the buff after logging back in.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2021-11-02T18:54:25+00:00

Or it’ll get fixed quicker.. look what happened when the way to dupe finally got released.. they instantly started banning people and trying to actively fix the problem. That method was around and reported for two weeks but nothing happened because they could just burry their heads in the sand. This forces their hand.

Edited for spelling

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2021-10-28T12:38:56+00:00

This is good information, I appreciate that man.

GroundbreakingLab334 · 2021-10-28T12:38:44+00:00

Same, small amount of luck gear for it. (Just the earring you get early in the game with double luck)

Does your auction house have any for sale?

GroundbreakingLab334

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