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Old June 26th 08, 05:55 PM posted to rec.antiques.radio+phono,rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
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Default A gallery of gassy tubes

On Jun 25, 7:12*pm, wrote:
The following web page shows several photos of vacuum tubes that glow
because they’re either gassy or induce florescence in the their glass
bulbs. *Although the English is a little choppy, the narrative and
pictures are informative:

* *http://www.jacmusic.com/html/article...w/blueglow.htm

The author claims he’s revived gassy tubes by re-heating the getters.
Has anyone tried this?

-Dave Drumheller, K3WQ


Sounds like hog wash. No blue or blue in tubes is probably normal.
Magenta is probably gas.