Fw: [Amps] Conditioning Spare Tubes After Storage

[Wt8r at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/13/03 8:52:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
nospam4me at juno.com writes:

> 
> Hi Jeff, 
> -
> I've received some broadcast transmitter tubes with 
> recommended warm up times of 10 plus min, some 
> as high as 30 minutes min. 
> 

       This "warm up" time is not for the purpose of degassing ............. 
it is only for the proper operation of the tube and usually prescribed by the 
manufacturer.  Sort of like not starting your automobile which has been 
sitting oustside in sub-zero weather and immediately running the engine at max RPM  
in race car mode instead of warming it up gently.   

Dave, WT8R