Orange Amplification Announces 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
Compatible Tubes:
- EL34/6CA7
- EL34L
- 6L6
- 6V6/6v6GTA
- KT66
- KT77
- KT88
- 6550
- 5881
- EL84/6BQ5
- ECC81/12AT7
- ECC82/12AU7
- ECC83/12AX7
- ECC99
- 12BH7
sweet!