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09/05/12 14:26
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Old gear was built to last - except that this world have always had lots of problems designing larger wet capacitors without problems with the electrolyte drying out.

Same thing with the tubes - the filament has a limited life span that you can't just get around.

But the important thing is that the old gear is designed so that you can normally repair it. You just get a bit of maintenance issues keeping the gear alive but the old quality gear can be kept alive for a huge many years.

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TopicAuthorDate
Repairing old kit, any advice?            01/01/70 00:00      
   "Suddenly" ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Perhaps Current Limiting            01/01/70 00:00      
      More info            01/01/70 00:00      
         for those of us that ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Voltage-controlled            01/01/70 00:00      
          pentodes? Tubes? (Valves?)            01/01/70 00:00      
            Tubes as in Mullard EL34s            01/01/70 00:00      
               One last bit of advice            01/01/70 00:00      
         Old electrolytics            01/01/70 00:00      
            well, in lieu of a scope ....            01/01/70 00:00      
            Last            01/01/70 00:00      
            The problem isn't with the "old gear" ...             01/01/70 00:00      
            Good hunch, then            01/01/70 00:00      
               Update, not the electrolytic..            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Google            01/01/70 00:00      
                  ebay            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Or just the Mullard            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Anyone got an EL34?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Here you go...            01/01/70 00:00      

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