[Amps] Ebay 4-400A chuckle

[ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/11/2005 5:58:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, ka1xo at juno.com 
writes:
Is it at all possible this tube still works?
I see there are 4 bids on it already. Maybe these
people know something.........

How would all the guts tilt like that without the envelope
shattering if it was dropped?

Questions, questions.........
The tube must have been bumped with just the right amount of G-forces to bend 
the plate assembly below the stem of the plate going to the plate cap. I have 
a similar dilemma with a brand-new 4-1000 tube that was shipped to me. When 
it arrived the plate was tilted slightly to one side and I have a before 
picture showing it was perfect before it was shipped. Someone here told me a long 
while ago that if you carefully wrap the tube in a blanket or towel and gingerly 
rap it against a semi-hard surface like the edge of a couch you can correct 
the tilt of the plate without damaging the tube. I have been afraid to try it 
yet. I have a dud 4-1000 I can practice on but I will be a nervous wreck trying 
that on a brand-new 4-1000 tube! 73 Todd WD4NGG