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Old 09-16-2011, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bgadow View Post
too overbuilt, leading to lots of headaches.
Seems like plain old parts count should have some bearing on reliability. My 1946 RCA 630TS has 30 tubes. My 1958 Philco Miss America has 18 tubes. I don't know offhand which is better engineered, but the 630TS has more potential failure points.

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