Re: Marconi R.B.7.
Maybe jumper in some less irreplaceable PM series or even D series battery valves while you play with it. When it's all working nicely with them, risk the bright emitters?
You'll be all right as long as you wear them outside your trousers (as Superman that is, not the Private Eye version).
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