------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped) On Sat, 6 May 2017 15:32:17 +0000, you wrote: > Easiest way to determine if they are still good is to plug them in and fire up the rig. > >Ray wa7itz REPLY: I would bring up the power slowly with a Variac, lest it become Fourth of July a bit early. 73, Bill W6WRT