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[William Donzelli]

> You may have a point there.  The worst tubes I've had with regard
> to shorts are recent Eastern European imports.  Used tubes rarely
> give me this grief.

>From accounts I have heard, with tube computers and 50s radars, the first
six to twelve months were hellish on the tube swapping techs.

Anyway, I think comparing the recent Eastern European tubes to 50s
U.S. tubes is like comparing pot metal to platinum. The 50s and 60s were
THE time to use tubes - the quality was very high (at least with the
quality brands), and the performance of the devices was unlike anything in
the 40s. 

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org