Can you touch the tubes?

I was talking to someone at the tube store about replacing some KT 150 tubes and he said it was perfectly fine to touch the tubes.

I've always thought you're supposed to handle these things very carefully with white gloves or a microfiber cloth.

Handling them with my fingers makes it easier to pull them out , insert them more securely.

Does it really matter if my fingerprints get on the glass or should I clean them off with a microfiber cloth after I touch them?

emergingsoul11-05-2023 5:41pm

tablejockey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,793 posts 11-05-2023 at 09:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You’re pushing/pulling those tubes in/out of their socket-that’s done by the base of the tube. Vacuum tubes powered WWI/WWII. There wasn’t concern for MIC white gloves and heeding goofy audiophool "rules". Touch the glass if you must- no one is looking.
tablejockey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,793 posts 11-07-2023 at 09:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Delay wins the internet. Most knowledgeable response in Agon history. WPOD!