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More updates on the filament voltage and filament current of the Psvane WE101D/101D-L Replica tubes: - check with your amp manufacturer then please share the answer on forum. This is kind of technical so many users may find it useful.

(the content below is also posted on our tube listing page so before anyone make an order, you can read it first too)

The original Western Electric open plate 101D has spec rating as Filament Voltage 4.15V, Filament current 0.5A. This is DIFFERENT from closed plate Western Electric 101D tubes which is rated Filament Voltage 4.5V and Filament current 1A. Check with your amp manufacturer to make sure that you can use the lower filament voltage / lower filament current as specified in the WE101D/101D-L Replica tubes. Otherwise it may damage the tubes permanently.

If your amp is designed to use 101D tube with filament voltage 4.5V and filament current 1A only, you can use the Psvane HiFi Series 101D without problem, but you cannot use the WE101D/101D-L Replica.

Rachel@Grant Fidelity

Update on Psvane Replica WE101D/101D-L filament voltage/current:

Just had discussion with Psvane tube factory - they will produce the new commercial batch in Feb 2014 all to filament 4.5V/1A spec then there won't be compatibility issue with all 101D amps.

Please note that the batch sold at Guangzhou audio show is of Filament voltage 4.15V/0.5A - this may not work for some amps at least not with Supratek as I got email confirmation from Mick - Supratek Cabernet has spec 4.5V/1A for 101D tubes.

Rachel@Grant Fidelity

Rachel,

The specs you have quoted are different to the ones on the Chinese language site for the WE101D/101D-L Replicas. These are the parameters that I have taken from that site .

Filament voltage 4.5 V
Filament current 1.0 A
Anode voltage of 190 V gate voltage - 18 V
Anode current 6.4 mA

BTW, the WE-101D-L is the one with the 300B type pins that should be specified for the CSLS. At the GZ show, the PSvane guys asked what preamp it would be used in and I told them. There was a discussion in Chinese amongst themselves before concluding they should be OK.

Can you please reconcile the different specs you were given to the ones on the site?

This is the link to the specs- it seems to work intermittently but I can post jpeg images of it I have saved in both Chinese and English if you have problems accessing it.

http://www.psvane.com/?Series/WE101D/

Rachel,

I now see you were only referring to the tubes sold at the HIFI Show in GZ. The information you were supplied is puzzling. The data sheets that came with mine match the website and the known specs for 101D. The lower specs that you posted are in fact specs for the 101F, not 101D.

Are you seriously suggesting that PSVane in its world launch of the WE 101D replica passed off sub standard tubes as 101D?

Israel Blume has ordered the W.E.101D Replica for use in the CSL so they have his blessing apparently.