this is nice if you got 500 bucks laying around and you are a tube geek,
takes a while to run all it's tests, but spits out a matching number, like 7, 8, 9, so you can grade tubes,
nice and portale if you are a roadie and for some reason wanted to travel with it,
note that it does not test every tube under the sun, mostly just modern reissue p/n's, so you still need the old Sencore with all the baklite knobs, 3,000 sockets and a lookup table,
"In approximately two minutes, the VT1000 performs an extensive series of tests including:
Heater filament test: Short circuit
Heater filament test: Open circuit
Heater filament test: Tolerance check
Heater cathode insulation: Leakage
Heater cathode insulation: Short Circuit
Tests for heater current abnormalities
Amplification factor
Voltage gain
Power gain
Screen grid test
Mutual conductance test
Dual test for double triodes
Emission
Inter electrode leakage
Inter electrode short circuit
Flash-over (arc detection, high voltage breakdown)
Gas ionisation test
The VT1000 really opens the door to everyone to have an extremely simple, portable, reliable, inexpensive and safe way to test valves.
The VT1000 incorporates patent-pending technology and currently tests the following valves:
EL34/6CA7; EL34L; 6L6; 6V6/6v6GTA; KT66; KT77; KT88; 6550; 5881; EL84/6BQ5; ECC81/12AT7; ECC82/12AU7; ECC83/12AX7; ECC99; 12BH7
What they say…
Other companies will be looking with envy at Orange’s ground-breaking technology.
© Copyright 2016 Orange Amplification | Official Website | Products can change without notice
https://orangeamps.com/products/accessories/amplifier-management/vt1000/
takes a while to run all it's tests, but spits out a matching number, like 7, 8, 9, so you can grade tubes,
nice and portale if you are a roadie and for some reason wanted to travel with it,
note that it does not test every tube under the sun, mostly just modern reissue p/n's, so you still need the old Sencore with all the baklite knobs, 3,000 sockets and a lookup table,
"In approximately two minutes, the VT1000 performs an extensive series of tests including:
Heater filament test: Short circuit
Heater filament test: Open circuit
Heater filament test: Tolerance check
Heater cathode insulation: Leakage
Heater cathode insulation: Short Circuit
Tests for heater current abnormalities
Amplification factor
Voltage gain
Power gain
Screen grid test
Mutual conductance test
Dual test for double triodes
Emission
Inter electrode leakage
Inter electrode short circuit
Flash-over (arc detection, high voltage breakdown)
Gas ionisation test
The VT1000 really opens the door to everyone to have an extremely simple, portable, reliable, inexpensive and safe way to test valves.
The VT1000 incorporates patent-pending technology and currently tests the following valves:
EL34/6CA7; EL34L; 6L6; 6V6/6v6GTA; KT66; KT77; KT88; 6550; 5881; EL84/6BQ5; ECC81/12AT7; ECC82/12AU7; ECC83/12AX7; ECC99; 12BH7
What they say…
Other companies will be looking with envy at Orange’s ground-breaking technology.
© Copyright 2016 Orange Amplification | Official Website | Products can change without notice
https://orangeamps.com/products/accessories/amplifier-management/vt1000/