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what do you use to remove your tubes?

Happy Holidays! ! ! I want to pull my preamp and signal tubes (12AU7's and 12AX7's) to see what brand they are. They only stick out of my Rogue Cronus Magnum about 3/4 of an inch. Do I have to use cotton gloves / towel or could I use latex gloves? I'm thinking I could get a better grip with latex gloves. Once I know what they are, I would like to post a thread on what other tubes people are using in their Cronus Magnums and what effects they are having on the sound.
donjr

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magfan
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If you worry, wipe down with some Iso alcohol after install. don't drip or soak it. damp lint free cloth will be ok. Handle with latex or vinyl clean-room style gloves. Make sure any vapors have evaporated before starting equipment.

Finger oils are generally bad for thin glass envelops, hotter=worser.

I've changed hundreds of hi pressure mercury vapor lamps in semiconductor processing equipment by this means.
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