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- From: witters@tc.fluke.COM (John Witters)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Help with tube amp requested.
- Message-ID: <1992Oct12.163103.25915@tc.fluke.COM>
- Date: 12 Oct 92 16:31:03 GMT
- References: <1992Oct5.052034.18522@sal.wisc.edu> <1840072@hpsad.sad.hp.com>
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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- In article <1840072@hpsad.sad.hp.com> smithj@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Jim Smith) writes:
- >
- >Unfortunately, since tube heaters are not user-replaceable, there's not
- >much that you can do. If your Stereomaster has any screwy-turny-thingies,
- >you might want to diddle them and see if you can get your anodes to respond
- >by ungetting their emissions blankers, but if any Nyquist Eddies occur during
- >this procedure, I can't be held responsible for the outcome.
-
- Jim, you forgot to tell him to use a grid leak drip pan! If your turn one of
- those thingies too far, you'll end up ankle deep in electrons as they spew out
- onto the floor. This could be dangerous if you're not wearing insulating
- non-skid footwear. I think you were irresponsible for suggesting that an
- amateur should diddle with it without taking precautions. I don't think
- disclaiming responsibility after making the suggestion was an ethical thing to
- do either. It gives our profession a bad image.
-
- -John
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