Bad Tubes!, was Re: sad day, anyone need 2 broken 304TL tubes?

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Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Actually the Group uses lots of nonfunctioning things in demonstrations 
(things like hard drives don't work too well once you open them up and put 
fingerprints inside :) ). And I, bring a technophile, am an avid collector 
of Tubes, especially larger ones (like the 4-1000-Z, etc). I have a 
personal goal of making a large tube into a fishbowl one of these days and 
have it sitting on my desk :)

If you'll part with them, I'll take 'em for shipping costs. Anyone else who 
has tubes (Big ones only please, 12AX7's aren't terribly cool on a shelf:) 
) that you're interested in getting rid of, please email me. Remember, I 
actually prefer that they DON'T work, since they are for display only.



Christopher "Duck" Boden Geek#1
President / C.E.O. / Alpha Geek
The Geek Group
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the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.


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>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: sad day, anyone need 2 broken 304TL tubes?
>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 18:22:27 -0700
>
>Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>Im writing with nothing else on my mind, but about how stupid i could be 
>at some point in my life (NOW).  While working on my 304TL VTTC, i needed 
>to drill a hole in the base.  So my impatient ways said "just drill with 
>the tube there, dont wait for it to cool to take it off!".  Yeah well, now 
>i regret that moment.  The drill jerked the whole base.  This in turn 
>cause the warm filament to crack.  Now the tube is basically useless, and 
>its nobody's fault but mine.  So this makes the SECOND 304TL tube that i lost.
>The other was all USPS, and their terrible handling of actual FRAGILE 
>items.  I was given these tubes from an extremely kind man i met at a 
>teslathon.
>Now i will have nothing to show him at this years event.  It just really 
>eats me up inside.  And to think, i was just getting 19" of spark from 
>that single tube!!!  But of course now, i have nothing to prove it, as i 
>didnt get a single picture of video of it.  (this is me screaming now).
>
>So besides writing to tell everyone how dumb of a mistake i could make, im 
>wondering if i can help anyone/ anyone help me?  The 2 tubes are basically 
>useless to me as only 1/2 the filaments work in each tube.  So, i suppose 
>if anyone wants them, i would probably give them away for the cost of 
>shipping.  The appear in almost new looking condition.  They would maybe 
>be of interest in someone collecting rare tubes?  Also, if anyone knows 
>how i could get a used 304TL for a decent price (maybe no more than $50, 
>if thats possible!?!?) i would really appreciate it.
>
>Kicking myself,
>
>Steve Ward.
>


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