NOS JAN-5896 Subminiature Vacuum Tubes - PHILIPS ECG - USA - 1981 ($3.95/ea)

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NOS JAN-5896 Subminiature Vacuum Tubes - PHILIPS ECG - USA - 1981 ($3.95/ea):
$3.95

You are offerding on (1) NOS Philips ECG JAN--5896 subminiature electron tube, made in the USA in 1981; all have identical 1981 date codes. We have subminiature sockets available, search under \"subminiature\" in our store. Black plates, dual mica spacers, long leads, and top mounted getter. The \"JAN\" means Joint Army Navy, meaning they were made under a US Military contract; this ruggedized 5896 tube will work in any application that requires a 5896 electron tube. The 5896 is a dual diode tube (electrically similar to a 6AL5) and can be used as a full wave rectifier. 6.3 volt heater. These tubes were manufactured according to the demanding MIL-E-1 military specification for long service life under harsh operating conditions such as shock and vibration. Therefore these are a great choice for portable gear. Tubes come from sealed cases of 100. Tubes ship in original individual tube boxes as shown in the photos. Note your offer is for one tube, not the case.

All our tubes are tested and guaranteed by us; we only test tubes on one of our quality calibrated mutual conductance testers, NEVER on an emissions tester. Thetesters we use are Phil Frakes\'s Bitmatic computerized Cardmatic testers fromTubesontheweb, the specific models are Western Electric KS-15874-L2\'swhich were made for Western Electric by Hickok; we currently own two of these testers. Our backup testers which we use occasionally are military TV-10D/U\'s. For specialized tests, we employ one of our VTV Dual Triode Characterizers (for preamp tubes) as well as a Maxi-Matcher (for power tube matching). Tubes are guaranteed for 90 days, refund or replacement our choice. Thanks for looking at our sale and be sure to check out our other sales for other tubes that may be of interest. (lot VX-SM5896)

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