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Is this transformer toast?

Radioroslyn
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09-13-2020, 09:04 AM

>Should I worry about possibly ruining the new tubes *before* the 10-second cutoff?

Should be OK. The tube that will take a beating if left on is the 5Y3. If you notice any resemblance in the coloring of your 5Y3 and this 280 turn it off turn it off turn it off!

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09-13-2020, 09:13 AM

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry

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Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 06-06-2020, 08:40 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by rfeenstra - 06-06-2020, 10:06 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by Phlogiston - 06-06-2020, 10:38 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 06-06-2020, 10:39 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by rfeenstra - 06-06-2020, 11:53 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 06-07-2020, 12:52 AM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by rfeenstra - 06-07-2020, 12:22 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 06-07-2020, 05:46 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by klondike98 - 06-07-2020, 06:24 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by rfeenstra - 06-07-2020, 09:37 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 06-08-2020, 10:14 AM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 09-11-2020, 07:02 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by Radioroslyn - 09-12-2020, 02:57 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 09-13-2020, 08:43 AM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by Radioroslyn - 09-13-2020, 09:04 AM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 10-09-2020, 01:08 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by morzh - 10-09-2020, 01:31 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by pokey - 10-09-2020, 01:40 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by morzh - 10-09-2020, 03:11 PM

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RE: Is this transformer toast? - by Paul Philco322 - 10-09-2020, 06:37 PM

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RE: Is this transformer toast? - by morzh - 10-09-2020, 11:19 PM

RE: Is this transformer toast? - by rfeenstra - 10-10-2020, 08:30 PM

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