Looking for a GR44 cold cathode relay tube!

[zebra50]

Hi there,

I am searching for a GR44 relay tube, or a suitable substitute to replace a faulty one on my coil winder....

http://www.shinjo.info/frank/sheets/174/g/GR44.pdf

The one I have had a snapped leg, which I've managed to re-solder quite close to the glass base. With the heat, I am concerned about failure, and would like to replace it.

I know very little about relay tubes, so any thoughts or observations  would be very helpful.

Cheers!

Stewart

 

[gyraf]

Maybe these guys: http://www.surplustraders.net/specs/gf416.php

..when the tube eventually fails, it may want to be disposed of properly - contains Tritium (H3), though probably not in really nasty amounts..

Maybe take a look at:

http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/radionuclides/tritium.html

Jakob E.

 

[zebra50]

Hi Jakob,

Thanks for the suggestions - I contacted those surplus trader guys last night and they are selling ALL of those tubes as a single batch. They won't split or sell single tubes.

http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/radionuclides/tritium.html

Scary! 

 

[moamps]

Hi,

ER32A looks like an equivalent.

http://www.oneillselectronicmuseum.com/page10s.html
http://www.ciel-electronique.com/electronique/en/ER32A/tube-industriel/Electronics-tubes/ER32A_Various-tubes.html

Regards,
Milan

 

[gyraf]

Ciel looks like a really nice shop - see e.g. what they have IN STOCK:

http://www.ciel-electronique.com/electronique/en/K49/Cellule-micro/Connoisseurs-Corner/K49_Microphones.html



Jakob E.

 

[MrMegaEli]

Have you tried Leeds? http://leedsradio.com/

 

[grantlack]

contains Tritium (H3)

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Thanks for the suggestions - I contacted those surplus trader guys last night and they are selling ALL of those tubes as a single batch. They won't split or sell single tubes.

if you can scare up some deuterium, i'll bet north korea would be happy to take the spares off your hands  :-X

 

[zebra50]

Thanks for all the ideas.

Can anyone get the Ciel site site to work?

I can see the pages, but there I can't add anything to the shopping basket. It is the same with both Safari and Firefox.

Stewart

 

[mad.ax]

Thanks for all the ideas.

Can anyone get the Ciel site site to work?

I can see the pages, but there I can't add anything to the shopping basket. It is the same with both Safari and Firefox.

Stewart

That Ciel company wants you to register and open a business account with them before they will give you any prices and let you order anything from them  :-\

http://www.ciel-electronique.com/electronics-account.html

Axel

 

[gyraf]

ER32A - unit price 31,48 €, minimum order qty 3pcs.

Jakob E.

 

[zebra50]

Thanks Axel and Jakob!