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In Reply to: RE: I appreciate your answer thanks posted by sony6060 on July 21, 2023 at 04:39:16:
They're not running full bore in standby. Glowing and warm is all. Every system I've ever owned had/has this feature and I've never lost a tube due to filament failure.
Going from stone cold to full power in an instant is what kills filaments, not low power standby mode.
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- RE: I appreciate your answer thanks - Sondek 06:24:11 07/21/23 (3)
- RE: I appreciate your answer thanks - sony6060 06:31:42 07/21/23 (2)
- RE: I appreciate your answer thanks - Sondek 06:34:19 07/21/23 (1)
- I agree with Sondek - full voltage at turn on will further reduce lifetime and - Story 07:28:07 07/21/23 (0)