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Post subject: Care of tube amps
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:45 pm
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I just got a new scxd, my first tube amp.

Could any one tell me if there is any care issues I could be doing to take care of it/tubes?

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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:29 pm
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Not really. There is nothing you need to do. One thing that may extend the life of the tubes is to power up in standby for 20-30 seconds before playing. When the tubes wear out change them. To much is made about "maintanence" of tube amps. Mine has been rock solid since 1995, and I changed the power tubes once in that time when fuzes started to blow.

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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:40 am
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Try to keep jolts and unnessesary vibrations to a minimum on tube amps.Also, if the get cold, try to let them warm up to room temp. before turning any power on.


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