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Old 02-11-2011, 06:10 PM
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I'm not familiar with the 500.
It could be leaky caps. It could also be the tester is a little overly sensitive for the leak test. I have a Hickok that has a little trimmer for short sensitivity. You can make a good tube look bad or vice-versa by adjusting that control. There's a simple calibration procedure outlined in the manual for it.

Perhaps you have the manual for yours ?
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