Franks Electron tube Pages
Posted by dapj20 on Feb 03, 2017 in Valves
"At the age of 10 we moved to Copenhagen for about 2 years. I had some friends there who knew that I liked old radios so regularly someone brought me one. (See my picture at the main page) Among them was the Bang & Olufsen - Grand Prix 48 K (photo). I liked this radio so much that I wanted to make it work again. There was not much wrong so I got it working. Later when we were back in Eindhoven, I made so many ......."
Franks Electron tube Pages
More about Frank's Experiments
"Back in Eindhoven, there where the 60's. Radio Luxembourg on my B&O etc. I got interest in guitars and amplifiers. I built several Amps. My first amp was something with the EF11 and the EL3. I also built a copy of the EL6431 Amplifier. (That's where the output transformer of my B&O radio went) In Eindhoven there was a repair shop called 'De Radiodokter'. He had some old TV chassis in the display for 5 guilders each. When I had saved enough money, I bought some. Then when I was about 16 I made my first really working TV from these parts."
Franks Electron tube Pages
- Tube Number Systems
- American Substitutes for Foreign Types
- Foreign Substitutes for American Types
More about Frank's Experiments
"Back in Eindhoven, there where the 60's. Radio Luxembourg on my B&O etc. I got interest in guitars and amplifiers. I built several Amps. My first amp was something with the EF11 and the EL3. I also built a copy of the EL6431 Amplifier. (That's where the output transformer of my B&O radio went) In Eindhoven there was a repair shop called 'De Radiodokter'. He had some old TV chassis in the display for 5 guilders each. When I had saved enough money, I bought some. Then when I was about 16 I made my first really working TV from these parts."