13 Mar
2013
13 Mar
'13
6:30 p.m.
> Do any special precautions need to be taken with
storing vacuum tubes?
> Are these something that can simply be tossed in the attic and
> forgotten about until needed? I recently got a fair number, and
> expect to get more at some point in the future.
> A lot of the ones I got are simply dumped in an old metal tool box.
On Wed, 13 Mar 2013, David Riley wrote:
Other than "be careful with them", not much.
I like to wrap
mine in paper, preferably wax paper; it keeps its shape
well, which keeps the little nubbins on top of the miniature
noval tubes from fracturing. Take the same care when
transporting as you would with expensive light bulbs.
If any still have the cartons, I like to keep them in there
(wrapped in paper to immobilize).
So, . . . do not "TOSS them in an attic", nor "DUMP them in a
toolbox"