Simple tube-use question


Good day A-Gers:

I have a few old pairs of 12AX7 tubes that am planning to evaluate in my phono-pre. 

Because they were shipped without a box, some of these tubes have the testing data written on a peel-n-stick label that is attached directly to the glass

Should the paper/glue be removed before installing (i.e. will the tube get so hot that paper will be a fire hazard)? I would normally scrub-off the paper/glue, but it would be most convenient to keep the data with the tube.

Have you rolled-tubes with paper stickers on the glass?

Thanks in advance for the common-sense that I seem to be lacking today...

 

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Showing 1 response by carlsbad2

A lot of old tubes have stickers on them that the OEM put on them for advertising and they are still there 50+ years later.  It is not a hazard.  

That said, I would remove it and clean the glass because I like things clean.  It will "bake on" a bit.

Jerry