Can you do anything to make power tubes last longer ?


Besides using them less.

inna

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No… luck as I inherited the MAC which i abused as a young punk… The Music Reference connection born of my experience selling gear Roger designed and built w Harold Beveridge… also imo a genius… RIP….

The 60’s Mac amps also very famous for long tube life… I have some 1965 tubes … Tele that still test well.. 

@whart I need to copy your dusting rigor…. wow…. i would never get away with photo like that…..

As Roger Modjeski well understood, the SOE safe operating envelope for a specific tube is not a few points… hence a deeper understanding of both amplifier design with a dual focus on reliability and sonic engineering… the now ancient RCA SOE diagrams and tables yield much for those who do not think only in terms of points.. see RM-10 for imo a phd “ amp camp “ level demonstration of what is possible in terms of output, reliability and sonics.. RAM tubes and the testing…few if any can do contribute significantly as well… RIP… i miss him, could hardly wish for a better mentor, sensei, spirit guide…