13 Mar
2013
13 Mar
'13
4:02 p.m.
On 13 Mar 2013, at 4:08 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Do any special precautions need to be taken with
storing vacuum
tubes?
They can get gassy. If the getters aren't nice and shiny the tube is gone; if the are
it still makes sense (especially on things that run with significant B+) to bring them up
on heater only and let them bake for a while.
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