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December 23rd 05, 03:13 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
Bob Miller
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Cold storage: Solid state VS. Tube
On 21 Dec 2005 16:15:08 -0800,
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When using a cold storage site, will Solid State sets (circa 1980) hold
up better than Vacuum Tube sets (circa 1930-1950) ?
Anyone had experience with this sort of thing?
rgds,
Mark S.
Awhile back I stored a bunch of solid state gear in Houston. High
humidity. Hot summer. Cold winter. Put two sealed plastic garbage bags
around each item. Everything came through fine, stored in unheated,
uncooled storage unit.
The individual parts in vacuum tube gear may be more subject to aging,
compared to the internalized components of solid state gear (thousands
of transistors embedded in a single chip).
bob
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