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Originally Posted by Wgarcia
One of my rectifier tubes (among the 3 I have for the HO) did a quick little start up show like you described and the tube was new. I'd say no big deal unless it explodes and projects shards of glass onto your breakfast. I hate that.…
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It is my Sophia 274b which is the offender. It is a couple years old now. Maybe 3. I also noticed a bit of noise this morning which was remedied by its replacement. I think I will try cleaning the pins. I hope it is still serviceable. I doubt I will buy another one. It is not as good as it's price would infer IMHO. I do like it anchoring my LP-3 though. I had an 80 do it recently as well. It caused a pop upon startup as well. It went to the trash bin. I have a box of back ups for that socket.