I have certainly never heard of that, but I'm no expert. However, I have a box full of 813's that are ww2 vintage and NONE of them have loose bases.
R ---------- Original Message ----------- From: charles free <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:12:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [AMRadio] 813 question > Hello all, > > I have a buddy who insists that if I don't get my old > 813's out of the "future project" box and fire the > filaments up on them now and then, the base seals will > eventually deteriorate. I guess he is talking about > the adhesive that secures the base to the bulb. I > don't see how the glass envelope where the leads pass > through the glass could be affected by lack of use, > but maybe one of you folks has experience with this. > Anybody heard of this one before? > > W4MEC, Charlie in NC > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb ------- End of Original Message -------
