Tuberoller
Divorced an Orpheus to keep his wife.
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Oily fingerprints ain't gonna cause an internal short like the one you see across the top of that tube. Look at the white burn marks on the remainder of the upper glass(from the inside) and the shorted lead. I've been using tube gear for most of my life(20+ years) and own literally thousands of tubes. I'm sure I know how to handle a tube.
I got no idea why the tube failed and I just thought it might be cool to see a how violently a tube can fail. Don't take any more from this than that. Like I said a few times before,I have seen similar failures of other tubes in other gear.
I don't know guys but perhaps I might know a little something about tubes,electronics and why stuff blows up. You know,being a Firefighter,Electrician and a life-long audio buff and all. Perhaps I could have this type of backround and really not know what I'm talking about or what I'm doing,or maybe I got some other motive
. Think what you will,here is the tube for you all to see. It could happen in any amp at any time.
I got no idea why the tube failed and I just thought it might be cool to see a how violently a tube can fail. Don't take any more from this than that. Like I said a few times before,I have seen similar failures of other tubes in other gear.
I don't know guys but perhaps I might know a little something about tubes,electronics and why stuff blows up. You know,being a Firefighter,Electrician and a life-long audio buff and all. Perhaps I could have this type of backround and really not know what I'm talking about or what I'm doing,or maybe I got some other motive