The GE 12AX7 vintage vacuum tube was a workhorse for generations, and the model is still putting out good results today. This tube is also known as the ECC83 and has found applications in millions of ham radios, home radios, guitar amplifiers, and other devices. As a tiny dual triode, the device converts low power AC signals to a stronger plate current, resulting in amplification. This model GE 12AX7 tube features a longer anode plate to strengthen this effect. As the original leader in the electronics industry, General Electric has been creating vacuum tubes since the 1930s. These tubes still perform as intended today. They offer advantages in sound and radio applications that cannot be matched with digital equipment. Since these tubes are not currently being manufactured, the remaining stock of this GE 12AX7 vintage tube is the entire supply. The GE 12AX7 vintage tube provides the power to restore vintage electronic equipment to its original condition. These tubes are most often utilized for audio transmission. They are noted for their ability to deliver low and high soundwaves with accuracy. You may depend on these tubes to produce sounds that are not muddled, noisy, or difficult to understand. The term 12AX7 does not refer to the type of tube produced, but the function that the tube performs inside the circuit. The long plates featured on these tubes assist with heat dissipation. This helps prevent overheating inside a tube amplifier or other similar tube electronics. This tube is compatible with all 12AX7, 12AX7a, and 12AT7 operations. The 12AX7 series of tubes was introduced at the same time as the 12AU7 and was made to work with them. Therefore, these versatile devices find homes in any number of tube devices you may own. Replace a bad tube in a preamp or build your own radio experiment station, or use the noise from tube microphonics to detect which of your tubes need to be replaced. These 12AX7 tubes are in great demand in the modern world. There are a lot of useful electronics that use tubes. For example, a tube amp is a stock in trade for musicians and sound professionals. The guitar noise that these amps make is heard on countless recordings. However, tubes are great for reducing noise as well. Sensitive applications such as long distance ham radio operations love to use tubes like these. Each tube is tested to ensure that there are no filament leaks. In addition, pins are tested for proper installation capabilities. Instructions are included for easy installation when arriving. If there is an extremely sensitive application for a pair of these 12AX7 tubes, then using a curve tracer to make sure they are matched is advisable. Special noise testing is also performed on the tubes. A properly matched pair of 12AX7 tubes makes the difference between noise and silence during use. This stock of 12AX7 tubes features long gray plates rather than black.