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Old 30th Nov 2017, 10:03 pm   #26
Argus25
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Default Re: Care of Rare Valves

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Originally Posted by turretslug View Post
I wouldn't be surprised if at least some of the skewed/offset looking innards found in older valves without the mica bracing etc. were due to impact/dropping.
I have seen gun & insulator breakages inside CRT's that have been dropped, but in this valve the misalignment is largely due to the angle of the wide glass stem where it is fused with the bulb in the base area, rather than bent metal parts.
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