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Air Tight 300B/WE rectifier question

Guys, need some advice. I know I should go to AXISS, the distributor for this amp, but thought I'd check here first. I run an Air Tight 300ATM 8W SET amp, with WE reisuue 300Bs, Chelmer CV491s (12AU7 drop ins), RCA red letter, grey long plate 12BH7s & a quite nice National Union 5U4 rectifier. Mpingo discs on the transformer casings and an Electrglide Fat Boy PC.

Itching to do something...I would love to grab a WE 274B off of ebay sometime, but not sure its an appropriate drop in for the 5U4 in the Air Tight (and think it might take a couple of years to get and answer back from Japan...)

I know a 274A or B is not a universal drop in for the 5U4, but would like some advice on what to look for to find out, assuming someone doesn't know off hand.

Thanks, Asa
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Thanks, Al. Good stuff. Thank you for your efforts. It sounds like not enough current in the 274B for my application. I had that feeling, but REALLY wanted someone who knew to tell me, hey, go right ahead. Apart from going for an original matched pr. WE300Bs at $2-2.5K per crack, I've sort of maxed this amp out.

Any other comments are, of course, humbly appreciated...
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