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Which one of you guys said that the SED svets were the same as the Mullard
EL34s?
The svets I just got in look markedly different - dished getters, wider
anode slit spacing amongst other variations...
Sure these are replicas?
cb

Hi Chris
The original Svetlana EL34 (made in St. Petersburg) is markedly different in
construction from the Mullard as you say and is not a replica
in any way nor intended to be.
There are several performance similarities...ability to take abuse being
one!
We supply them (via our other company, PM Components)
to many major OEMs...Marshall amongst others.
If the tubes you have are not branded with the C logo then they are
not genuine made in the Svetlana factory St. Petersburg tubes.
There are other tubes around with the S logo that are not the
original product.
Just so you know.
Cheers.
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Clive Norris
Selectron (UK) Ltd
Musical Equipment Distribution
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Hi Clive, Mine are SEDs (winged C).
From what I understand about the whole Svetlana debacle, there are 2
factories - one the older Svetlana plant, the other called Reflektor - both
in St Petersburg - just to complicate matters.
The Svetlana brandname is owned by some US company in the US but that
copyright doesnt seem to extend to Europe...
What used to be known as Svetlana are now Winged C or SED branded to avoid
the complication (yeah right) ...
cb