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Bottlehead Kits => Crack => Topic started by: Mr. Electric Wizard on May 20, 2020, 07:28:53 AM

Title: Dumb question - Tube burn out?
Post by: Mr. Electric Wizard on May 20, 2020, 07:28:53 AM

Hey everybody.
I had a new tube show up in the mail yesterday, a Thompson CSF 6060WA tube from France.
For the limited time that I got to use it, it sounded great!
Today I went to use my Crack and it sounded really bad, and I only got sound in the right side of my headphones.
I immediately started troubleshooting, and got the point of change output tubes.  The new Thompson tube was the culprit.
So, is it normal or strange to have a tube just stop working?  It wasn't super pricey ($35 including shipping) but still..

Title: Re: Dumb question - Tube burn out?
Post by: Paul Birkeland on May 20, 2020, 07:47:56 AM

You're not the first person to post about getting a defective Thompson 6080WA, there seems to be an iffy supply on eBay, I would send it back!

Title: Re: Dumb question - Tube burn out?
Post by: Mr. Electric Wizard on May 20, 2020, 09:24:26 AM

Such a bummer because it was a very nice sounding unit.
Thanks for the info PB!