[Milsurplus] Tube storage?

[Peter Gottlieb]

Before becomming concerned I would like to see a real analysis done to see if 
this is an issue or not.



gl4d21a at juno.com wrote:
> Hue sent:
> Another thing i think about is, these tubes ain't being made any more, and 
> your
> precious tubes will eventually crap out, even the new ones, because the 
> glass is
> not 100% impermeable. Possibly we will pass from the scene before all the 
> tubes
> will, but be assured, tubes will one day be only "look at" items for 
> collectors. The
> only exceptions i can see is some tubes still kept in manufacture for the 
> tube
> audio cultists, tubes such as 6L6 and a few others.
> 
> Group:
> 
> Has anyone considered storing their tubes in a high vacuum?  Hard vacuum is a lot easier to come by these days than it was historically, so that would be one way to preclude migration through the envelope.  Or is internal out gassing the real problem?
> 
> 73,
> George
> W5VPQ
> 
> 
> 
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