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Refugee · 8th Mar 2019, 11:38 pm

I have seen a UU5 go like that.
It was a bright green flash and I gut the power before anything else failed so I was able to fit a replacement.
I would salvage the base from the old one and fit diodes and resistors into it so that when you find another it will be a quick swap.

8th Mar 2019, 11:38 pm	#2
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,554	Re: U12 Rectifier - purple flash I have seen a UU5 go like that. It was a bright green flash and I gut the power before anything else failed so I was able to fit a replacement. I would salvage the base from the old one and fit diodes and resistors into it so that when you find another it will be a quick swap.