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Old December 14th 09, 09:15 PM posted to uk.rec.audio,rec.audio.tubes
Ian Bell
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Default The price of valves

Peter Wieck wrote:
On Dec 14, 4:12 pm, "Keith G" wrote:

And I'm wondering now if I didn't have a Chinese rectifier valve go pop on
me....??


Going *POP* on you is the least of your worries. It is when they melt
into a puddle with the subsequent down-line damage.

I do not stray far from Chinese 5AR4s - and I do keep two for bench
testing purposes.


When you say 'bench testing' do you men testing the bench against molten
glass?

Cheers

ian

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA