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Ates RCA / DL96-ATES RCA
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All prices contained on this page are exclusive of VAT. This is currently charged at 20% and is payable by the UK only.
A test report is available click here to view
The company ATES was established in 1959 in Italy for the construction of electron tubes. The production started with the cooperation of RCA which was one of the Major shareholders of ATES. In 1963 the name “Aquila Tubi Elettronici e Semiconduttori†was changed in “Aziende Tecniche ed Elettroniche del Sudâ€, Hence the name ATES. The Audio valves were all made under licence and were the RCA designs.
In 1972 ATES merged with SGS (Società Generale Semiconduttori) and the company name became SGS-ATES. ATES disappeared completely from the company denomination in 1985.
The Ates valves were all made to very high standards and normally to very high standard.
They offer RCA sound quality and construction.
The DL96 is an audio pentode output valve which replaces 1P1, 3C4, N25 and is a low consumption dry battery valve. These are printed with the type number only and are probably made in Italy under RCA licence.
The audio output is low at 0.2 Watts but considering the low filament power it is quite remarkable.
The thin glass tube envelope is 17 mm in diameter and, excluding the B7G base pins, is 46 mm tall.
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