[Amps] Ebay 4-400A chuckle

[George KB2Z]

You could always put it on ebay ;-}


At 06:08 PM 2/11/05 -0500, you wrote:

>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
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