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Old 01-10-2011, 10:32 PM
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Further note... Something I had noticed years ago and was reminded of when I recycled these parts.

My set is uses a HV rectifier tube with a glass base and "miniature" style tube pins. The newer set uses an "old-fashioned" loctal(sp?) plastic base tube with thick pins. This seems a step backwards in technology.

What do you think the reason might have been? Arcing between the smaller gaps of the newer-style tube? More contact surface for high voltage on the older-style tube pins?

Just wonderin'...
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