Hickok gambling with cards

[@shango066]

I need to buy a baby shark backpack now

[@connorm955]

For the next EOL video?

[@markseymour5558]

I'll have what your having

[@mikefinn2101]

Great video wish hickok was still around. Nice tester. Thanks for a nice evening was so board until I saw your video cheered me up super grateful for taking the time to make me happy.

[@FariSamSoli]

That's what kids are great for, my 9 years old loves testing tubes and he is really good at it

[@zulumax1]

I got to pull out my 121 again and see what is wrong with it. Should have wrote myself a note of what the problem was with it when it stored it away. As I recall, it would adjust line test, but would peg the meter when test for emissions was pushed. I am missing all the double digit tube cards for mine, and would like to have one for the 6E5 eye tubes as well. I will have to look to see if I have any of the cards for loctal tubes, got me curious now.

[@brianbillings1340]

Somewhat reminds me of my Kalibr L3-3 tube tester. In my opinion the best tube tester ever made.

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

That's a very cool tube tester Bob, I've never seen one before. I like it.

[@bandersentv]

I agree and you can often get a good deal on them. The audiophile crowd looks down on them because they don't have all the knobs, switches and lights 🙄

[@ko2fjb]

I really like my ks 15874 cardmatic. Are the cards the same as the 121? If so, if I have dupes of what you need I'll send them to you.

[@bandersentv]

No. Yours is the same as the Hickok 123

[@knifeswitch5973]

I’d love to see that with the hood off. The switching matrix must be pretty wild in that card reader.

[@bandersentv]

Watch my old Cardmatic 121 video where I recap it.

[@rlgrlg-oh6cc]

Does testing the emissions instead of the transconductance work well enough? Seems like it must be at least somewhat indicative of tube health since so many testers work that way.

[@bandersentv]

I couldn't say for sure. An emissions tester will weed out dead or really weak tubes but when it comes to marginal tubes I'm not sure. What I do know is transconductance is a more accurate test.

[@johnsenchak]

You made a "offer he couldn't refuse"

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

Are these of a size that would fit in a standard index card box?

[@bandersentv]

They are 3x6 so a 4x6 index card box should work

[@johnsenchak]

if you tube tester today you could use a micro Prosser , . memory display and storage device to hold the setting information

[@grhinson]

Got it, got it, need it, got it, need it need it. I'll trade you a 6AU7 for a Sandy Alomar Jr. Rookie card

[@UMAMIMAMU]

Best I can do is a Billy Ripken "fuckface" card and a shirtless Kirby Puckett. If the 6AU7 is a Raytheon I'll throw in three cracked sticks (one has cardboard stuck to it) of 1986 Topps bubblegum.

[@grhinson]

@@UMAMIMAMUYeah, I already got the censored one in my set and all I got is a RCA. I can sweeten the deal with a half used Bendix eye tube...

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

P pentode, T triode ??

[@notimetolooz9655]

If that tester uses filament transformer taps, maybe there just are not enough taps to cover all the voltages.

[@bandersentv]

It can handle any filament volage. There are 10 taps at 10 volt increments, 10 taps at 1 volt increment and 10 taps at .1 volt increments.

[@notimetolooz9655]

@@bandersentv Oh, I see. Very clever. I'll have to watch that re-cap video on it, you probably explained that then.

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@bandersentv Plus a 117 supply directly from the adjusted line?

[@bandersentv]

@@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 yes, but that just goes to the primary of the power transformer.