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matspar · 3rd Dec 2017, 6:18 pm

There were still plenty of bad lopt's out there in the 70's and 80's. Some sets were notorious for it. Although generally the reliability was a whole lot better than the 405 era. I've never tried cutting (a dipped) one open to examine the windings. Is there a particular set you need a lopt for?

3rd Dec 2017, 6:18 pm	#4
matspar Pentode Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 230	Re: What are the chances of a modern LOPT failing? There were still plenty of bad lopt's out there in the 70's and 80's. Some sets were notorious for it. Although generally the reliability was a whole lot better than the 405 era. I've never tried cutting (a dipped) one open to examine the windings. Is there a particular set you need a lopt for?