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Old 02-03-2010, 12:33 PM
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Something I read in Wallace's Telaides for Sylvanias. They said that some 6W4s sing because the filament is loose inside of the cathode. In later versions they packed the filament tight. I wonder if the vibration also led to the breakdown by damaging the aluminum oxide over time.

John
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