[BC] Re: 5CX1500/b tubes

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

Well, the 4CX3500 (ditto the 4CX7500) is better than the 5CX1500, but it's
not as good as the 4CX5000, 4CX10000, 0r 4CX15000 and should have been
avoided in favor of the next larger tube
M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DHultsman5 at aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:15 PM
Subject: [BC] Re: 5CX1500/b tubes


> In a message dated 5/17/05 2:15:31 PM Central Daylight Time,
> broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
> As far as I'm concerned, there never were any "good" 5CX1500s made; it
> should never have been used in a broadcasr xmtr
> M
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Milton
>
> I agree with you.  Most of the 5CX1500 A users would have been better off
> with the 4CX250B driving a 3CX1500 triode. or maybe a 3CX3000.  The tube
was
> really squirrley and required too much serious tweeking for Class A
operation.
>
> The first reasonable tube was the 4CX3500,  which they had a lot of seal
> problems with for a while.
>
> Dave
>
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