Testing the 12au7 on various tube testers introduction take a batch of tube testers, all in good working order and carefully calibrated following the manufacturers instructions. Older tube test data hickok reprint of older tube data from roll chart dated oct. This one came from a collectors estate and has been well cared for. Another is that if we read it in a book or on a website many of us assume it must be true. Items are usually shipped with in two to three days after payment is received. Hickok 539 is the centerpiece of my test bench classic tube. My hickok documentation has settings for all those not marked with an asterisk. Manual is 12 pages long and includes 11x17 foldout of circuit diagram. Convert or replace your defective hickok original meter with a calibrated digital conversion.
Roll chart in book form latest chart available from hickok. Put the same tube on a hickok and it will come very far into green. The hickok 539 series testers will give you more information about a tube, such as plate current, transconductance and filament current and it will give more reliable readings. I am now accepting new manuals for inclusion in this archive. Short test in the model 539c, hickok has introduced an entirely new concept in short and leakage testing. General test data section is 23 pages long, obsolete tube types is 26 pages long, foreign tube types section is 27 pages. So the russian 6l6 has no test data with it, and the rca 6l6 is fully tested.
Tube testers hickok model 600a the trout underground. Make offer usa 1971 hickok 539b 539c test data, all the data there is, with w. A very rare western electric ks15750l1 tube tester made by hickok which is based on the 539 models. Hickok 539bc calibration introduction daniel schoo produced a classic document on calibrating a hickok 539bc tube tester which was published in 2007 on audioxpress. Hickok model 539b tube tester with instructions test data works nice clean 539b. In the notations column of the data chart for some tubes will be found plate. In the course of calibrating many tube testers, i collected data on how various models and brands measured the quality of a particular tube of known quality.
Actually, this may reflect propagation of a mistake in alan douglas classic book on tube testers and test gear. Tube tester repairs, calibration, upgrades, parts and more. I see what you mean alanthose early tubes were meant to have dc on the filament, not ac. Hickok 539c tube tester calibration sm service manual. Instruction manual that includes setup data for the hickok 539b. Hickok 539c tube tester instruction manual includes schematic and general, obsolete, and foreign tube data 108 pages total reprint of the original manualprinted on higloss 28lb high quality acid free paper for a professional finish that wont turn yellow with agehigloss heavy card stock covers for a professional finish. This combbound book has a clear plastic sheet protecting a color cover. Hickok 534b dynamic mutual conductance tube tester manual. Complete test data book for hickok 539b 539c tube testers 6 sections 106. T103, t123 and t127 with additional tube test data. Western electric tube test data, an adition of over 60 tube types j. All data for accurately testing hickok testers are provided. Tube test set up manual, obsolete data, dated 1957 contains the 1920s 40s tube data omitted in the 1974 book. Typeset tube data compilation reference for the hickok 539b 539c tube testers.
Its quite easy to convert and come with easy to follow instructions. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. Hickok tube tester book of roll charts scans of actual charts from 19521972. Supplementary data obsolete tube types model 539b 539c tube testers note1. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. My hickok documentation 533 does not directly list 6550s. Radiola guy is an authorized dealer for this fine, well made product. Complete test data book for hickok 539b 539c tube testers 6 sections 106 pages. Watch usa true hickok 6000b dynamic tube tester complete instruction manual. And it can start saving you time and frustration for less than the cost of one good audio tube. Manual comes with 3 pages of ballast tube data, part list and operating instructions. Separate them by typemutual conductance testers in one group, emissions testers in another. Complete test data book for hickok 539b 539c tube testers. Hickok tube for sale tractor parts and replacement.
Hickok tube tester for sale farm equipment for sale. One of the cleanest cases i have seen on one of these too. For sale is reprint of hickok 534b tube tester manual. Comprehensive supplemental tube test data book for early hickok models including ac51. Included is all of the tube testing data i have collected for the 539b and 539c. All charts come with predrilled replacement dowels. Usa 1971 hickok 539b 539c test data, all the data there is. For sale is reprint of hickok 539b and 539c tube test data book. This tester is equal to or better than either the 539b and 539c models and was built quite differently. They stick new tubes in it, and regard this a good test of the tester. The tube comes with a manual containing detailed data charts for use in checking, or calibrating most any tube tester. The number one name in vintage tube testers is hickok, without any doubt.
Accurate calibration of the hickok 539b and hickok 539c tube tester. The hickok models 536, 538, 538a, 539 and the 539a, which was the. This set is in average aesthetic condition for its age and is used. Hickok 539a 539b 539c 752a and western electric tube tester calibration service. Hickok documentation, manuals, schematics, and catalogs. Complete manual with test data hickok 539b tube tester 1 pages. The 01a type tubes are missing from the obsolete data for all hickok testers i have seen. Hickok 539b transconductance tube tester service manual. All of them cleaned accurately and checked as best. Test data for hickok 539b and 539c tube testers author. This is a reprint of hickoks test tube data 539b and 539c.
So you can not compare to any official tube manufacturing data to your test result in. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. Documentation, manuals, and schematics free hickok downloads. Comb binding 8 12 x 11 format i print using commercial class laser printers returns accepted if you are not satisfied. Please contact for shipping costs prior to purchasing. I have one reference that lists the following direct substitutes for 6550s. Accurate calibration of the hickok 539b and hickok 539c tube. Note that some early model numbers are a guess as hickok produced many early items that had no model number on unit or produced many variations without changing model numbers. Hickok 539c vacuum tube tester original nice condition working.
Rare and hard to find hickok ca4 compactron adapter wtube data manjal. Adapters for tube testers hickok, 1 page this tube tester is intended for engineers and technicians and is a complex piece of test equipment which. Specialize in tube tester repairs, calibration, and upgrades. This is a 6l6 reference tube that is burned in and then tested to laboratory standards. The 539c is one of the best hickok tube testers, but you cant plot characteristic curves with it. This is a labor charge and includes all the required parts to improve the calibration. This may be the same type of situation as with cardmatics on tubes like the 2a3 where the 220 mv. Supplementary dataobsolete tube types model 539b539c tube testers note1. Hickok 539bc factory supplementary data sheet for we tubes, are. Remastered reprint, comb bound includes my 1 page bonus data for 1920s tubes including the wd11, 201a and others. On the 539b and moreover on the 539c, i surprisingly discovered that testing 300b tubes and, to a lesser extent 2a3, 50, 10y gives erroneous, erratic gm measurements, which are more or less modified when i approach the hand from the tube in test, even varying by itself. General test data section is 22 pages long, obsolete tube types is 21 pages long, foreign tube types mostly european tubes section is 25 pages.
Their name is held in the highest esteem, and hickok tube testers are very much sought after today. Roll chart was still folded in original envelope from hickok, never installed in the tube tester. This is a nice combbound laser reprint of all of the tube testing data i have collected for the 539b and 539c. Data for most other makes and models are also in the manual. All controls work properly and all three meters show smooth deflection. International shipping through global here for my store with hundreds of other manuals. Hickok 539 b and c 539b most big gm meter, square bias and line meters. Tube test set up manual, obsolete data, dated 1957 contains the 1920s. For sale is reprint of roll chart for hickok 539b and 539c tube testers. This listing is for a single reprint roll chart single continuous rolled up chart.
Hickok tube tester roll chart most models available. The letter, in the column that precedes the mutual conductance reading, indicates the setting for the function switch. You can measure the average gm and plate current at only one plate voltage, leakage current, shorts and grid current for many tubes. One 1965 rca 6l6gc tube hickok 539b and tv7d tested. Superior tv12 tv12 tube tester operating manual with tube test. Hickok 539 b and c 539b most big gm meter, square bias and line meters meters are rare and difficult to replace. Testing the 12au7 on various tube testersfinal version. Hickok ca4 adapter data for 539b 750 752 800 1575 533a 600a 605a tube. Hickok 539b and 539c oscillations diy tube forum in. Hickok settings for testing 6550 audiogon discussion forum. This will save wear on installed chart or if one installed in your hickok is out of date. Jan 15, 2019 so regardless of what you may see on the internet from socalled experts, the line adjust and bias voltage settings should always be readjusted to the correct roll chart settings after pressing p4 and before actually making a transconductance measurement on the hickok 539bc tube tester.
Hickock 539c users manual vintage tube electronics. What you see is a tektronix 4 channel digital scope 100 mhz bandwidth. Hickok tube tester 539b 539c ca4 ca5 adapters alldata. Complete manual with test data hickok 539b tube tester 1. You will be hardpressed to come across another one of these testers in perfect calibrated. For sale is reprint of hickok 752 752a tube test data book.
After a lot of comparing, my final conclusion was, the funke w19 and hickok testers i have a. Antique radio forums view topic hickok 539c tube tester. I have a 539b that i use mostly for matching output tubes. Get the best deals on hickok vacuum tube testers when you shop the largest online selection at. Just below is a heathkit scope dual channel i have it connected to my hickok 539c tube tester and to top it off a sencore full feature digital capacitor analyzer i also precision match coupling and audio caps. Although they manufactured quite a large number of tube tester models beginning in 1928. Hickok 750 tube tester restoration project jacmusic. These manuals are available for download and free of charge. Accurate calibration of the hickok 539b and hickok 539c. This theory is somewhat confirmed by seeing that the triplett 3423 and the heathkit tt1a can both test. Im unsure of its last calibration but it gave what i would consider accurate results for tests of a 6l6 and.
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