Orange Amplification Announces DIVO VT1000 Valve Tester

by Kevin Johnson Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Orange Amplification DIVO VT1000 Valve Tester Orange Amplification has released the DIVO VT1000 Valve Tester, an automatic tube tester that performs a host of diagnostics on both preamp and power amp tubes. The unit has one octal and two nine pin valve sockets to fit different types of tubes. Once inserted, the user presses the start button and the tests are run.

The Orange DIVO VT1000 will be available in April with a street price of $499. For more info, check out the Orange website.

VT1000 Details:

Tests run:

Heater filament test: Short circuit
Heater filament test: Open circuit
Heater filament test: Tolerance check
Heater cathode insulation: Leakage
Heater cathode insulation: Short Circuit
Tests for heater current abnormalities
Amplification factor
Voltage gain
Power gain
Screen grid test
Mutual conductance test
Dual test for double triodes
Emission
Inter electrode leakage
Inter electrode short circuit
Flash-over (arc detection, high voltage breakdown)
Gas ionisation test

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