muel Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Just grab them and yank 'em out if they don't work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The bulbs burn brightly, just not for long... I'd say that the 'bulbs' he's selling will still shine brighter than his bulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Easy fix, just put sandwich baggie over them and install. Good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa-IBAG7lIM Edited January 30, 2015 by mike stehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 They might work in out space. Smile. WMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Guaranteed DOA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Actually , what is that silver residue? I copied this from an amswer on a tube site, but it's accurate: Tubes have a Getter. The Getter is "cup", sometimes round, sometimes square or even triangular. The purpose of the getter is to hold getter material, commonly its barium or magnesium.During the manufacturing process, in order to degass the tube after the tube has been sealed off, the tube is "flashed" by an electrical heating process (RF). What's left of the getter material usually ends up on the inside of the tube glass appearing as silver (most commonly seen), red, pink and sometime orange.Of course, the location of the remainants of the getter material after flashing depends on the actual location of the getter itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'm not talking about the silver on top, if that's what you mean. I'm asking if it appears on the bottom or somewhere else in the tube. I have 2 tubes that are getting a silver spot on them towards the base. Is that the same thing? And if so, is it just condensing it to one spot? I just want to see if this is normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Measles are going around. Do tubes get the measles? I know but I just had to say it. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yea very sad.. especially when you realize those tubes were worth $100 each... I have to figure this was a prank...could anyone really be that dense? Like the guy who, in the early '80s, wrote Stereophile to say he had bought one of the new Compact Disks and whenever he put the needle down on it the tone arm just zipped over to the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) A ham operator friend sent me this. I'm still laughing so hard that the tears are running down my face!!! https://i.imgur.com/696kakJ.gif Maynard glass sold seperately Edited February 1, 2015 by Randyh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm not talking about the silver on top, if that's what you mean. I'm asking if it appears on the bottom or somewhere else in the tube. I have 2 tubes that are getting a silver spot on them towards the base. Is that the same thing? And if so, is it just condensing it to one spot? I just want to see if this is normal. Some tubes have multiple getters ..Some have them on the side only, some have on the top and one or two on the side, some have them near the bottom with or without the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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