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How often have you found the need to change a tube due to failure or diminishing performance?
I'm can't count more than 6 over the past 15-20 years.
Not too bad for those glowing things most people have forgotten about or never knew existed.
Your interest may vary but the results will be same. (Byrd 2020)
I can't compete with the dead. (Buck W. 2010)
Cowards can't be heroes. (Byrd 2017)
Why don't catfish have kittens? (Moe Howard 1937)
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Topic - Oops...time to change that tube - Byrd69 16:25:19 06/25/23 (38)
- Funny but...-...-. - Mendel 09:15:36 07/08/23 (2)
- Unexpected longevity - Byrd69 08:40:55 07/09/23 (1)
- RE: Unexpected longevity - Triode_Kingdom 13:03:27 07/09/23 (0)
- RE: Oops...time to change that tube - hahax@verizon.net 20:53:17 06/30/23 (0)
- About every five years - E-Stat 05:16:37 06/30/23 (0)
- Kt 90 imploded on me in ARC D76 - Wojciech 04:58:34 06/29/23 (0)
- Nothing lasts forever - Jack G 04:28:02 06/29/23 (1)
- Not even Jack G... - Ivan303 12:04:55 07/01/23 (0)
- RE: Oops...time to change that tube - immatthewj 19:29:42 06/28/23 (15)
- I dropped one out of four 7591 Fisher labeled tubes while walking across - alaskahiatt 12:43:04 06/29/23 (12)
- RE: I left a project amp on the floor, came home to daughter's puppy carrying around a 45 tube - Oldbean2 11:48:46 07/05/23 (1)
- RE: I left a project amp on the floor, came home to daughter's puppy carrying around a 45 tube - immatthewj 15:19:04 07/07/23 (0)
- Don't feel so bad pt. 2 - Byrd69 11:48:51 07/01/23 (0)
- Don't feel so bad. - Byrd69 16:05:16 06/29/23 (1)
- Ooof! I can feel that one. Friendship put to the test. nt - alaskahiatt 22:32:15 06/29/23 (0)
- RE: I dropped one out of four 7591 Fisher labeled tubes while walking across - immatthewj 13:56:41 06/29/23 (6)
- It wasn't the sound I was worried about. I just thought it would be nice - alaskahiatt 22:55:24 06/29/23 (0)
- That's NOTHING ! I took two NoS Fisher branded Mullard GZ34 out of the boxes - Wojciech 14:11:11 06/29/23 (4)
- Personal handling mistakes are the worst, and they happen so fast. nt - alaskahiatt 22:30:06 06/29/23 (3)
- , and they happen so fast....but in slow motion. ( nt ) - Byrd69 11:54:12 07/01/23 (2)
- Hahahaha. That same feeling happened when I slid off a small cliff in the winter. nt - alaskahiatt 15:50:45 07/01/23 (1)
- You didn't want to do that. (Harry Enfield) (nt) - Byrd69 06:33:39 07/02/23 (0)
- RE: Oops...time to change that tube - Cpwill 10:31:44 06/29/23 (1)
- RE: Oops...time to change that tube - immatthewj 10:39:01 06/29/23 (0)
- Only one real failure in well over 20 years.... - Rod M 19:04:56 06/28/23 (0)
- RE: Oops...time to change that tube - immatthewj 20:12:34 06/27/23 (6)
- Oy vey! - Sondek 07:06:54 06/28/23 (3)
- RE: Oy vey! - immatthewj 14:18:21 06/28/23 (1)
- RE: Oy vey! - Sondek 17:06:09 06/28/23 (0)
- Hee Haw!! - immatthewj 14:05:55 06/28/23 (0)
- RE: Oops...time to change that tube - pictureguy 21:27:22 06/27/23 (1)
- RE: Oops...time to change that tube - immatthewj 13:45:44 06/28/23 (0)
- I Want to Say "Seldom" but Don't Want to Jinx Things. Oh $#@! (nt) - Jonesy 13:49:57 06/27/23 (0)
- Very seldom - Triode_Kingdom 15:04:40 06/26/23 (2)
- RE: Very seldom - sony6060 20:11:33 06/26/23 (1)
- The New JJ GZ34 sucks! - Cougar 21:46:27 06/30/23 (0)
- About the same for me. - Sondek 18:49:17 06/25/23 (1)
- These bit the dust - Byrd69 14:06:44 06/27/23 (0)