beautiful and rebuilt HEATHKIT IG-72 Audio Generator.  $139 free ship inside continental USA

Here is a Heathkit IG-72 audio sine-wave generator, ideal for testing tube audiophile amps and guitar amps. This is a quality model that has an excellent low distortion sine wave for tube amp testing. And beautiful original cosmetics.

Rebuilt electronics, consisting of:

• new capacitors (including correct orientation of caps regarding foil side of the caps)
• upgraded the 5k-20W resistor to a 50W surface-mounted unit, for cool operation
• meter smoothing capacitor
• many resistors replaced to bring circuit into excellent overall accuracy
• clean sine wave on all frequencies.
• 3 wire grounded line cord installed to meet modern safety standards

I have attempted to photograph the sine wave below.  The sine wave looks better in-person than the photos show because my  camera has a tendency to bloom the scope trace.  (Photography is not my specialty!)

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Heathkit IG72 audio generator $139 free ship USA

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Hey Tubesound,

Hoping you can answer a question for me. I have an Amplitrex and a TV-7D/U tube tester.  The Amplitrex tests a 12ax7 as new at 1600GM.  According to your TV7 GM calculator, I believe that should translate to 64 on the TV meter.  However, when I test the same 12ax7 on my TV-7 the meter only hits 42.  Does it sound like my TV7 needs some calibrating or am I missing something? Hope you can help and thanks for the great calculator.

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Hi,

I have your article on “Repairing HP Officejet R-series”.  I used it several years ago; cleaning  the mirror fixed the problem.

I’ve lost flexible use of my hands so I wanted to get someone to do the service (suspect it needs cleaning and new bulb).  Local repair services refuse to work on ink jets.

Do you have a recommendation for help in the south NJ area?

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On this page, you will find PDF’s that I create from my own collection of vintage advertising for tube amps, speakers, test equipment, microphones, etc.  The ads often provide production specs and other useful information.

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