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Postby xecluded » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:38 am

New old stock Internation 5AR4 tube - never been used. No longer for sale
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Postby burnedfingers » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:24 am

$50 is a little expensive for an international brand tube. Some of these had a bad rep as being re-branded or something other than what they actually were. I've had international 5AR4's that were re-marked as 5Y3's.
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Postby xecluded » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:09 am

Sorry i did not know that. What would be a fair price - i will let it go for whatever market price is -$10 less.
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Postby Geek » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:40 am

Well, a new Sovtek, one of the few that handle ST-70 punishment well, go for $20:

http://thetubestore.com/sovtek5ar4.html

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Postby xecluded » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:51 am

Well for $20 i may as well keep it. Thanks.
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Postby Ty_Bower » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:17 am

Get some clear photos of the tube, especially any print near the base. Also get a photo of the key pin on the bottom of the base. As mentioned, International (National?) was known to rebrand anything they could get cheaply. In the sixties and seventies, that could have been highly regarded Mullards.

I've also seen National "5AR4" with big box plates that look more like a 5U4 to me.
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Postby kmolles » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:48 pm

I've also pulled G.E 5AR4 and Matsushita GZ34's from those International boxes. Both are fine tubes. Post a picture if you can. It should be simple to I.D
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