Quote Originally Posted by ARF2001 View Post
I've managed to get a couple sets of outputs for the Palomar 90A on E-Bay for reasonable prices, but it's only a 2 tube amp. Seeing as the TV sweep tubes aren't nearly as robust as real transmitting tubes and these old amps tend to eat output tubes like candy, other than for the fun of it I'm questioning the worth of bothering with it too much longer. It won't take very many tube replacements to get to the cost of something like a new Dave Made base amp that not overdriven can be a lifetime investment without a lot of the headaches.

Believe me I hear what your saying and I've thought of what your saying many times and that is why I haven't ordered 6 replacement tubes yet. I do that twice and I'm already on my way to buying a newer amp. I suppose a lot has to do with how much time you have to devote to being on the air. My unit has two external accessory cooling fans mounted on top to help dissipate the heat. How about it JJD how long do you get out of a tube set?