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   Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified: (boredstupid@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 13:36:00 JST Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified:

   Is vacuum tube life on an amplifier total operating hours? Or does turning it off and on a bunch reduce the life? I guess what I really want to know can I heat my room with my amp reasonably safely if I never turn it off?

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     Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified: (boredstupid@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 13:36:00 JST Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified:

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     I think leaving it on for days on end is probably better than turning it on for just a few hours each day. The tube tinkle as they heat up and cool down. I'd wager that heat cycling is what's really doing most of the damage to tube life. Electronics nerds out there care to chime in?

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     мрман (Колорадо) придурок (mrman@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:27:37 JST мрман (Колорадо) придурок

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     • Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

     @BoredStupid
     I heat my bedroom with 3d printers
     @groupw

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     Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified: (boredstupid@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:27:38 JST Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified:

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     • Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

     @groupw So don't heat my room with it? 😂

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     Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified: (boredstupid@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:27:42 JST Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified:

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     • Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

     @groupw I have to manually adjust each one every couple of months or so. The owner's manual said not to over do it. So I don't even check unless something just sounds a little funny or off.

     Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III, if you're into that sort of info. You seem like you may know more about it than I do. 😂

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     Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸 (groupw@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:27:42 JST Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

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     @BoredStupid I'd wait until the sound degrades to replace them. If you can't find kt-120's you can use kt-88's in that amp. Just remember to re bias whenever you replace tubes and then again after burn in.

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     Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified: (boredstupid@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:27:43 JST Sir ₿ored$tupid :verified:

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     • Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

     @groupw 4 of these guys. Are these hard to replace? Do you know? I gotta be over 2k hours by now…

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     Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸 (groupw@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:27:43 JST Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

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     @BoredStupid Depends on the amp. Is it auto-biasing?

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     Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸 (groupw@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:27:44 JST Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

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     @BoredStupid 2000-3000 hrs for power tubes 5000-6000 hrs for preamp tubes.

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     мрман (Колорадо) придурок (mrman@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 03:40:33 JST мрман (Колорадо) придурок

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     • Group W ✅ [AK] 🇺🇸

     @BoredStupid
     I have an old tube amp you can have if you want to experiment. I'll probably never do anything with it
     @groupw