What is physically in size the largest audio power tube? I saw this amplifier designed by Ed Billeci with a 211 transmitting tube,it towers over the transformers and looks beautiful. What would be the comparible dimensions to a 300b, 45 or 845 etc...
OK, had to poke around for some dimensions. The T-1610 is 12" tall and almost 4" in diameter. By comparison, an 845 is 6-3/4" tall and about 2-1/8" in diameter.
The 1610 was also used in the Cary CAD-1610-SE reviewed by by Jonathan Scull in the December 2000 issue of Stereophile:
http://stereophile.com/tubepoweramps/1200cary/
If you want to see some REALLY big tubes - you need to check out the old TV transmitter power tubes - which were about 2-3 feet tall. Some of my friends from junior and senior high school used to collect old transmitter tubes. I still have one of the smaller tubes a friend gave me - about 8-10 inches tall. The inside of the tube is coated with mercury which vaporizes when the tube is operated. It's an old "Western Electric" tube.
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