07-25-2014, 11:39 AM
Yup, glad I had my glasses on when one popped on me all those years ago. Kind of scares me, as eyes change, and I no longer need reading glasses, which is a danger to me at the bench.
Of course I would not try to fire up one of these old timers anymore. Please, everyone don't do it, Many of these sets were not fused, and fire and injury risks aside, expensive/irreplaceable transformers may be destroyed in the process.
It is true that old caps that are used on a regular basis last longer than those that were neer used and end up in a bin for salvage, I never leave the room when sets using any antique components are running..
Hope to see all of you back on this forum next year.
Of course I would not try to fire up one of these old timers anymore. Please, everyone don't do it, Many of these sets were not fused, and fire and injury risks aside, expensive/irreplaceable transformers may be destroyed in the process.
It is true that old caps that are used on a regular basis last longer than those that were neer used and end up in a bin for salvage, I never leave the room when sets using any antique components are running..
Hope to see all of you back on this forum next year.
