27-02-2024, 08:38 AM
Hi
I think you are getting paranoid that you'll have another failure Bob. These valves and other all glass valves go to air even in storage so no worse in or out of the radio. Remember the metal skirted versions will be older too and possibly no more reliable than a late one. I've had metal skirted ones go to air and perhaps there was a reason to go to all glass, one thing happened to me with the metal skirted version was that it was stuck fast with corrosion and the valve cracked right across the join and metal when I tried to remove it. Personally I don't think they are any better.
I think you are getting paranoid that you'll have another failure Bob. These valves and other all glass valves go to air even in storage so no worse in or out of the radio. Remember the metal skirted versions will be older too and possibly no more reliable than a late one. I've had metal skirted ones go to air and perhaps there was a reason to go to all glass, one thing happened to me with the metal skirted version was that it was stuck fast with corrosion and the valve cracked right across the join and metal when I tried to remove it. Personally I don't think they are any better.
