Re: Are my 6100 tubes really bad?

Heh, yeah, water boiling in a garbage can. That pretty much sums it up!
Thanks everyone for the replies. I guess these tubes are toast, along with
just about every HV unit that I still own.

Richard
www.arcadeobsession.com/sog

MKDUD@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/25/00 12:37:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> someotherguy@mediaone.net writes:
>
> << When
> HV is applied to them, they make a sizzling sort of sound, glow
> purplish/blue in the neck, and don't display a picture. >>
>
> Look for a hairline crack along the neck - your symptoms don't sound good.
> These are classic symptoms of a fracture in the tube. Does it sound like
> "water boiling in a garbage can" when power is applied??
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