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Old 05-28-2014, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jr_tech View Post
Sorry to hear, that is typical heater burn-out for a very gassy tube... likely the 19AP4 was pretty much "up to air" when you got it. How do the getters look?

jr
I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary or remarkable....they weren't white. But then again when I heard the SNAP and the filament went dead....well.....that was about that.

Set's still in the garage at the moment. I hafta take 3 doors and one long stairwell railing to get it in the house
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