Odds of gettin a 17CFP4

[Eric H]

I don't know if a 17CDP4 is a sub number?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OLD-STOC...item27cc068cf3

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Eric H

I don't know if a 17CDP4 is a sub number?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OLD-STOC...item27cc068cf3

IIRC, the 17CDP4 has a 8.4 volt, 450 ma heater, where the 17CFP4 has a 6.3 volt, 600 ma heater.

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

IIRC, the 17CDP4 has a 8.4 volt, 450 ma heater, where the 17CFP4 has a 6.3 volt, 600 ma heater.

OK, the odd voltage rings a bell, that tube fits these RCA sets then.
I had one rebuilt a dozen years ago by a guy in Texas, no longer in business though.
A spare is tempting but $99 is a bit more than I want to pay for a tube to sit in my closet.