Matched Pair of JAN CHY 864s, NEW in Original boxes, Tested & Guaranteed Not DOA
$30.00 pair, 25€00 pair
These Military, US Army - US Navy tubes are great replacements for the WD-11 used in the Radiola III
To use these as a replacement for the WD11s, you will need adapter sockets (sometimes available from Antique Radio Supply) or replace the sockets from bad WD11s.
Made by Hytron, under contract for RCA
Date Code January 1944
Boxes were sealed until I opened
for testing & inspection
Sockets are tight & solid
with no loose pins
Glass has 864
as well as bases
Plates (Anodes) are the
Shiny Chrome looking type
These have been tested on a Superior Instruments TV11 tester.
Both test Strong with No Shorts. My tester tends to read a bit low. A reading of around 65 to 70 is normal for NEW tubes, (valves).
Test of 1st tube (valve) reads 64
Test of 2nd tube (valve) reads 64
These have the following specs (taken from 1944 Radio Amateur's Handbook).