[AMPS] 1988 - 8877 warranty? Correction

[Barry Kutner]

Oops - Just noticed an error in my previous post. If it matters, the 
plate current started 60 secs after power-up, not warmup. (and it 
was resolved by replacing with another tube, so it's nothing in the 
amp)

On 7 Jun 99, Barry Kutner wrote:

> 
> Greetings all:
> 
> I just removed an 8877 from an Alpha 77Dx which had developed a 
> resting plate current reading of abt 300 mA, beginning abt 60 secs 
> after warmup, and continuing till abt 3 minutes.
> 
> Now that the tube is out I see it has one of those ill-fated date 
> codes of 1988.
> 
> Does Eimac have any kind of replacement policy for tubes of 1986-
> 1988 problem era?
> 
> Tnx/Barry
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Newtown, PA         FRC         alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com

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