For sale a PL802  pentode colour video output valve / vacuum tube by Mullard, new in original box and recently tested, no faults and all working at 100% of nominal new emission.

The PL802 was specially designed for high bandwidth video output service in earlier colour TV sets and are a bit of a specialist item, nowadays primarily required for replacement purposes by vintage TV set restorers. The extremely high gm of 40mA/V is obtained by microscopic close spacing of the grid wires to the cathode. This would be a vicious valve if ever put to audio use!

This particular example is brand new, unused (apart from recent testing) and is in pristine, clean condition with all original markings present and fully readable.

The 16 volt series 0.3A heater can be supplied by a standard 24 volt transformer and wiring the valve heater in series with an 27 ohm, 3 watt resistor.

Normally, I wouldn't offer for sale such common TV valves types, but many of my customers have asked me to make good, reliable supplies available, so here goes. I have thousands of other new and tested valves / tubes. See my other listings and if you don't see what you need - please do message me and ask.

However, reasonable prices are asked, as these vintage valves do not store themselves for 50+ years for free and neither do they test or list themselves, which requires equipment, knowledge and time!

See my 100% positive feedback for other valves / tubes previously sold!

PL802

Heater = 16V @ 0.3A

Pentode:
Anode / Plate:  170V / 30mA / 11Kohm
Screen Grid: 170V / 6.5mA
Signal Grid: -1.3V
gm: 40ma/V

We have been trading since 1927 so bid with confidence. Most of our valves / tubes have been in our own stock room for many, many years. See our EXCELLENT FEEDBACK on quality valves / tubes previously supplied!

We have thousands of valves / tubes in stock - standard and rare; US, UK and European. If you have any particular requirements, please send a message and if we have what you want, we will list it here.

We ship worldwide and are very happy to combine items for multiple postage.

TERMS

GUARANTEE: In case of dissatisfaction, buyer must return item at own expense. We will only refund if you return the EXACT SAME VALVE / TUBE to us that you have purchased, with the heater still intact and passing continuity test. Believe it or not, some evil people have tried to send us back their dud tubes to try and get a full refund for a perfectly good tube we have just sold them! So, refund is a genuine offer, but at our discretion that we have been sent back what we actually sold you in the first place and you have not destroyed it through misuse!

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