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Old 12-30-2012, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by marty59 View Post
True, but how many times to you hear of a tube imploding upon itself for no reason? A tube may "go to air" after years of storage but I don't think of them as a ticking time bomb either. And as long as you handle them safely I tend to think we're okay.

And FWIW, that front glass is supposed to aid in radiation protection too. I'd like to find some data to back that up though....
I agree. I'm sure these safety features were mostly aimed at the unaware consumer, in an attempt to fend off crazy wacko lawsuits.
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