[ARC5] Tube Tester Question

[Randy Randall]

Always check for a shorted tube BEFORE testing for emission.  You can bend the needle or worse yet blow the meter coil!

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> On Sep 22, 2015, at 2:16 PM, Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> I spent the morning working with my EMC Model 205 Tube Tester, testing most of a pile of tubes I have accumulated.  I have to replace the "Short" neon indicator bulb since someone tried to replace it with a No.47 pilot light, so that function does not work.  
> 
> My question is:  Will a shorted tube still perform correctly?  I would not think so.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wayne  
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