Mic Kaczmarczik's TubeInformation - The Blue Guitar
Mic Kaczmarczik's TubeInformation - The Blue Guitar
Mic Kaczmarczik's TubeInformation - The Blue Guitar
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From postmaster@triodeel.com Thu Aug 12 11:45:11 CDT 1999<br />
Article: 195512 of alt.guitar.amps<br />
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From: Ned Carlson<br />
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.amps,rec.audio.tubes<br />
Subject: Re: NOS Tube stability<br />
Date: 12 Aug 1999 03:18:01 -0500<br />
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fiftywatt@yahoo.com wrote:<br />
> A respected amp tech friend of mine now tells me that these old stock<br />
> tubes still have unstable elements inside that are not inert and that<br />
> NOS tubes are not reliable and essentially deteriorate over time even<br />
> if they have never been used. Comments anyone?<br />
I think you answered your own question, your experience indicates<br />
otherwise, and you done seen & heard it yourself.This equates<br />
with my experience.<br />
I believe your amp tech friend is referring to thorium when he<br />
refers to "unstable elements". AFAIK, the types of tubes used in<br />
guitar amplifiers do not contain thorium.<br />
I've seen some really, really old (we're talking 30's & 40's stuff)<br />
tubes with a little layer of white sheen on the getter.<br />
This will only happen if there are gasses in the tube to react with the<br />
getter, whether the gasses in question were from the inside of the<br />
tube or migrated through the glass, I don't know.<br />
--<br />
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