[Amps] bring up an HT 41

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Hi everybody,

A friend is wanting to put an HT 41 back in service after many years of sitting. As best as I can find out on
the internet it has a pair of 866 rectifier tubes and 6 electrolytic filter caps.

I'm thinking he needs full line voltage to run the 866s but less plate v to try and save the caps. I was
thinking that he could run the hv primary from a variac for a while and the rest of the amp from normal line
v. Anyone have any ideas?

thanks in advance

73,
Steve  wd0ct