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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
I'll agree about the tube tester. I've seen horizontal output tubes in color TV's check good on a tube tester but wouldn't do anything in the TV. In many cases, the best test for a tube is another tube. A friend of mine who fixed TV's during the tube days told me that all a tube tester was good for was selling tubes.
I've also run into new parts that were bad. Usually, these were cheap generic transistors, IC's, and flybacks that I ordered trying to save a dollar. Like they say, you get what you pay for.
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Yeah, you get what you pay for.
But sometimes you don't. Sorry, but I've had some bitter experiences, and know well that spending the extra dough doesn't guarantee anything.
I think it was David Bogen that had affixed tags on the power cords of each of his manufactured gear that advised the new owner to read the owner's manual first before sticking that plug into the one-ten. It said "NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING!" Sage words that have portable meaning in my book....
You're on the same wavelength as I am. Sorry for the grumpy-old-man response. I've just seen much too much more of the last two decades for an old electronics enthusiast to have to see.
