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Old November 18th 03, 10:25 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Ian Molton
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Default Bought an Old Valve Radio Today!

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 23:04:38 -0000
"Fleetie" wrote:

I know enough to stay clear of mains, keep one hand for myself, etc.
Bloody hell! Exaggerate! Ok, there's a 1e-6 chance that an errant
and angry cap could have gone to the PCB in the sky and core sampled
my skull and its contents on its way there, but if we're playing the
exaggeration game, well, why stop there?


Some valve gear has a couple of kV running around it. dont just assume...

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