Blue glowing 300B's

Raymond P. · 1991

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Offline Raymond P.

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on: October 02, 2018, 09:43:52 PM
Hi,


By chance, I turned on my Kaiju in a darkened room and immediately noticed both 300B's had blue glowing rings near the tube's top (where the glass turns vertically straight up.) I've attached pictures of one of the tubes below. I did some research into this and learned that blue glows can either be benign or a sign of a bad tube that can be harmful to the amp, perhaps over time. I don't know enough to make a distinction, so would someone please look at the pictures and tell me which kind of glow this is. TIA! I actually find the blue glow pleasant looking, so hoping it is fine.


The tubes are stock, and the amp has the DC filament board. The amp has been running for about 8-10hrs a day for the pass 3 weeks. The getters are still shiny silver.


Raymond P.


Offline johnsonad

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Reply #1 on: October 03, 2018, 01:25:38 AM
Enjoy the light show while it lasts. It will most likely go away eventually.

Aaron Johnson


Offline Doc B.

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Reply #2 on: October 03, 2018, 04:58:59 AM
The blue glow in the glass is fine. A pink glow where there should be vacuum is bad.

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Offline Raymond P.

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Reply #3 on: October 03, 2018, 05:57:55 AM
Thanks for the reassurance.

Raymond P.