[R-390] Tube testers and other babblings
Barry Hauser
Barry Hauser" <[email protected]
Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:03:37 -0400
Hank/Dan wrote:
> The best tube tester you have is the R-390 itself. Plug n Play.
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For quality, I agree. For shorts? Listen for the snap, crackle & pop?
Watch and sniff for the smoke?
A lot of NOS tubes, let alone pulls, have developed shorts along the way as
they've been resold, re-packed and shipped over and over again. Fortunately
not too many, maybe, but enough that I wouldn't want to risk collateral
damage using the receiver as the first tester.
When I first get a rig in, I check all the tubes. Even if it was supposed
to be working before the trip. Well, I have to admit, I skipped that step
on a BC-314 a few weeks ago. Guess what?
Barry