Just got this lot of mainly boxed NOS valves with some other stuff I bought and wondered if they had any value or use to amp bods?
I know nothing of valves so if there is nothing of use I'll chuck the lot on ebay at a later date ( probably never I'm very lazy)
They are all boxed apart from the ones stated as loose.
Anyway if I list them all perhaps some kind souls will tell me if they are any use/value?
Thanks in advance.
Boxed Mullards:
EF 184
EF 91
PCC 84
PCF 80 x2
PCL 85
UCL 83
EZ 80
EF 41
ECH 42 (foreign)
IEC Mullard:
12AX7A (ECC 83)
Loose Mullards:
EB 91
PCC 84 x2
ECL 80 x2
PCC 84 x2
PCC 34
Cossor (GB) Loose
EB 91
PCF 80
Tungsram
PL 36 1 boxed, 1 loose
PL 81
Ferranti
EF91
Pinnacle
P608
PCL 82
Thorn
EH90
Brimar
EABC 80
Mazda
EF80
Unknown
EB91
Comments
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The "P" are TV valves and only the PCC84 has a heater voltage, 7V close enough to be useful for guitar amp experimentation. Yes, the "F"s are small signal pentodes but have 6V heaters and again could be interesting to the dabbler. Even if they are too noisy as pentodes that can always be strapped as triodes.
Anything with 40 suffix will be crap and I doubt you would find holders for them anyway.
The pair of ECL80s would make a nice ~3W push pull practice amp! There was a console TV that used them for sound OP into a rather nice 10" speaker. Bloody sight better telly sound than we get now!
The UCL83 was found in rather cheap record players. Even cheaper ones used the UL84.
As IC says, keep the '83 and flog the rest. You could look up the Antique Radio Society of Great Britain?
Dave.