I picked up a hickok 800 yesterday but without any manuals or a chart that goes much beyond octal. Hickok ca4 adapter data for 539b 750 752 800 1575 533a 600a 605a tube testers. How to test 12ax7 tubes on a hickok 800 tube tester youtube. The 539752s are way out of my price range, so ive been looking at the 600 800 6000 group. Operating instructions, parts list and schematic for the hickok 6000a tube tester. Ultimate hickok tube tester operation service manual.
Hickok 533 meter switch reversenormal tube tester parts 533a 600 600a. Do not be tricked into paying for a manual that is available here for free. Get the best deals on hickok 800 when you shop the largest. This is only a primer on the topic and not an all encompassing manual. This set is in average aesthetic condition for its age and is used. Calibration testing of the hickok model 800800a tube testers. Manual, foreign tube chart and obsolete tube chart for hickok 800a tube tester. Hickok 800 800a roll chart with mechanism and window. I am definitely going hickok, but am a bit torn as to which is best for me.
The 800a is the same as the 800 but with the addition of sockets for compactrons and nuvistors. Ac47, manual and tube data series b 10 pages, download. Tube data for hickok tube testers models of 532533533dm534534a534b600. For books containing primarily tube data, like sylvania, ge, and rca tube manuals, see the tube data page. Jewell radio set analysis form youve seen these in rider or in old radio magazines the jewell form no. Hickok 51x tube tester this hickok model 51x mutual conductance tube tester is the companion to the model 10 signal generator above. I build and restore hickik tube amps and radios and am planning on testing many a tube with mine. Hickok 800a mutual conductance tube tester youtube. Ultimate manual for hickok 800 tube tester including all.
Except as noted, all of the readings are taken with a ohms per volt meter. Hickok documentation, manuals, schematics, and catalogs. Radio tube tester test equipment schematics, data, and manuals. European tube types for hickok 60006000a6005 tube testers. Some light altreantion is required with a new meter to replace an origi. Tube testers hickok model 600a the trout underground.
A recommended list of hickok tube testers tubewizard. A in the bias column indicates bias should be set at and proper button pressed while bias dial is rotated until tube strik. So you can not compare to any official tube manufacturing data to your test result in the emision models. In the 1990s i used it with a hickok 800 tube tester to test a 6cw4 nuvistor and it worked fine. I am now accepting new manuals for inclusion in this archive. Consolidated test data for hickok model 533a600a605a tube. It also measurers ac and dc voltages, and resistance. My 1945 hickok, 532 relic tube tester repairs k5jxh. We turn the l knob to 60 gm and note that the meter reads 800 mlcromhos. Tube testers tv7 tube tester the trout underground.
Feb 15, 2020 actually the hickok i own threeare very iffy on the. Standard tube data for the hickok 6000, 6000a, 6000b, 6005 tube testers. It is one of the few testers that hickok produced that has all of the sockets on the front panel. The book has been a great help, and im narrowing it down to a few. Perfect for all repairservice shop or professionals users that want to have a lot of hickok manuals files. Hickok 800 800a roll chart with mechanism and window 3200246 fall 1970. Hickok 6000a tube tester files adobe pdf files includes. Here are a couple of links to useful hickok manuals, tube data, etc.
Measures mutual transconductance which is the best type of tube quality test. Hickok electrical instrument company, tube testers and radio. I have great dvd with 250 tube books 100 years long, pdf, on tubes, but the above is my favorite. Comprehensive supplemental tube test data book for early hickok models including ac51, t53, 510, 510x, i177 and others. The models i am considering, in lowest to highest price order are. Thanks for the info check operation of all switches and check tube sockets, clean and tighten as required. Calibration testing of the hickok model 800 800a tube testers. Picclick insights hickok 533a 600a 605a tube test data book picclick exclusive. Hickok 288x universal crystal controlled signal generator manual. Its variants and the wellknown hickok 530, 600, 800 and 6000 series of tube testers. Awesome scanning job and i cant say thank you enough. Here are the obsolete tube data books for the hickok 500 500a and hickok 800 800a.
As this agrees with the value given in the chart we know that the tube is normal as to the amplifier section. Have a hickok model 800 tube tester that has developed a problem. The only difference between the hickok 800 and 800a is that the 800a has one extra tube socket for testing compactrons. Similar model numbers 600, 6000, etc are different, and this data is not valid for those testers. Since the 800 appears to be the last and best of this series, im trying to make sure i understand the difference between the 800 and 800a. Get the best deals on hickok vacuum tube testers when you shop the largest. I am going to take the plunge and purchase a tube tester. I am not saying that you should not purchase a hickok like a 750 or 580 at the right price.
Hickok electrical instrument company, tube testers and. Arranged by subject category, then alphabetically by title. A superb collection of hickok information, manuals, charts, and catalogs is available free from steve johnson at steves antique technology. Get the best deal for hickok vacuum tube testers from the largest online selection at. Hickok tube tester model 800 hickok 6000a tube tester hickok made, kentmoore kmo175. Get the best deals on hickok vacuum tube testers when you shop the largest online selection at. Supplementary data european tube model tube testers is made on english sale only. Enable javascript to download files hickok 799 tube data bookx.
It comes with the instruction manual, european tube type data book, obsolete tube data book, operating data for the ca4, the ca4 adapter, vibrator testor, and gridplate cap wires. For sale is reprint of hickok 6000 6000a 6000b 6005 tube test data book. Use this procedure to test and calibrate the hickok model 800 800a mutual conductance aka transconductance tube testers. In the course of calibrating many tube testers, i collected data on how. These tubes tested good on my hickok 6000a tube tester. Model 580 and 580a tube tester combines some of the characteristics desired for exacting laboratory tube testing with the portability and simplicity required by the technician for the maintenance of modern electronic equipment. Not units like the hickok 600 series, 800 series, or 6000 series, which use a variable control to set the ranges. Dynamic mutual conductance, tube, produced in usa, country. Consolidated test data for hickok model 533a600a605a. Included hickok manuals are original and in excellent condition with slight yellowing and minor rust on staples as shown in pictures. For sale is reprint of hickok 752 752a tube test data book. By roger kennedy 2007 hickok 580 and 580a fact sheet. One day it started lighting the line fuse lamp on the panel when in tube test mode and while pressing p4 test button. Complete test data book for hickok 539b 539c tube testers 6 sections 106 pages.
The roll chart is dated spring 1969 and rolls smoothly from one end to the other. Hickok black bakelite pushbutton knob cover 533 533a 600 600a 800 a tube tester. Older tube test data hickok reprint of older tube data from roll chart dated oct. For sale is reprint of hickok 533a 600a 605a tube test data book. Complete manual with 80 pages of test data for hickok 533a tube tester. Hickok tube tester new meter install and modification. Obsolete tube types hickok 60006000a6005 tube testers. The 800 will test all the consumer tubes from the early 1920s on except the newer based tubes that became popular mostly in tv sets in the mid late 1960s. This test data is for hickok 533a, 600a and 605a testers only. How to replace original hickok meter and install a new meter on a hickok tube tester. Cr1 crt test adaptor for use with models 532 through 6005 series tube tester. Just a little video showing my tube tester station. The full military manual comes with instructions regarding the destruc.
The type 83 is a full wave rectifier tube commonly associated with use in hickok manufactured andor hickok designed tube testers including the tv7. These units have the same socket complement as 533a, except for 800a. I have a hickok 752 tube tester and can find no settings. Any other test buttons depressed and no light on the fuse lamp. Youve seen these in rider or in old radio magazines the jewell form no. This is a very nice combbound laser reprint of the instruction manual for the hickok 800 tube tester and much more. Get the best deals on hickok 800 when you shop the largest online selection at. Larger photo larger photo face 51x tube data sheet adobe pdf file. Aug 11, 2017 i have serviced an calibrated the above instrument and all works perfectly. Up for bids is an excellent testing rca ruggedized. Not units like the hickok 600 series, 800 series, or 6000 series, which use a variable. The following tube tester manuals, operating instructions, and tube test data are available for download. General test data section is 17 pages long, obsolete tube types is 24 pages long, foreign tube types mostly european tubes section is 24 pages. The roll chart is dated 1968 and i provide my compiled updated test data book that covers the early tubes such as 01a and.
Ultimate manual for hickok 800 tube tester including all testing data. The accuracy and repeatability of the test results are. Emission alone does not tell the full story of a tube s condition. The hickok 800 is essentially a model 6000 with panel mounted sockets rather than the socket plate or socket island. These manuals are available for download and free of charge.
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