Zirconium coated Molybdenum, vs Tantalum vs Pyrovac

toshiba_nz · 2024-06-29T09:41:20+0100

Hello everybody! Welcome to this thread about anodes....any preferences between Zirconium coated Molybdenum, Tantalum or Pyrovac...

Fuling · 2024-06-29T23:38:11+0100

Well, glowing tantalum anodes do look rather nice:

The camera in my cheap phone doesn't get the color right, though.

toshiba_nz · 2024-06-29T23:47:23+0100

😍😍

Nice! Who cares about a cheap phone when you have tubes like those😉

Do the tantalum anodes look shiny and sparkly when cold? (E.g. not Matt )

Fuling · 2024-06-29T23:59:27+0100

The RCA 808s that I own have matt grey anodes supposedly made of tantalum. GE also made a version with darker anodes (graphite?) without "wings".

toshiba_nz · 2024-06-30T04:42:25+0100

Does anyone know what anode type these are

alexberg · 2024-06-30T05:04:55+0100

Anode gazing?

toshiba_nz · 2024-06-30T05:17:23+0100

umm... what is Anode glazing?

Fuling · 2024-06-30T06:17:08+0100

toshiba_nz said:
Does anyone know what anode type these are

The image says 35T, if that is ~the same thing as 35TG then the anodes are made of zirconium-coated tantalum according to this post:
https://www.audioasylum.com/forums/tubediy/messages/20/201286.html

toshiba_nz · 2024-06-30T08:40:43+0100

Yep, it's a 35t. However it seems like they had all kinds of anodes and coatings....just not sure which one it is