E80CC Philips Miniwatt, 1954, Smooth welded plates, D-getter (v23)

Description

Nice E80CC twin triode, Excellent condition, made by Philips in Heerlen, Netherlands

This is a very early version of the E80CC; WK2! It has smooth welded plates, D-getter, pinched waist and a WK2 version code. On the tube the remarks long life, rugged and reliable are printed. On the top end the weekcode 51D is printed.

Note that this is not the later Hamburg Wk2 version! The very first productions only had smooth welded plates with a tube code between the pins.

The tube is from the second E80CC version and produced by Philips in the fifties in Heerlen, the Netherlands. The tube has a D-getter on copper post, reinforced and welde long smooth plates, see pictures.

It is highly regarded as an Audio amplifier due to the matched sections and good linearity.

Very healthy tube with matching systems; see test results.

Sonics

This Philips WK2 Heerlen E80CC is considered to be superior to the later E80CC versions and is highly regarded as a ECC82 replacement. I refer to the many threads on the web for more information. Excellent low noise and very smooth performer with substantial authority. 

Verdict of a buyer: The sound  is excellent – tight, nice sound stage, vivid, super balanced with authority.

Note: if your system is “dull sounding” this tube is a first choice. 

Where NOS is : Ia = 5,4 to 6,6 mA, Gm= 2,2 to 3,2 mA/V.  (Philips data sheet) EOL 4,3 mA & 1,8 mA/V

*  For test methods and factory specification read the tube testing page.

 

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