Pow_22 Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 Just fired up my Ashdown dual tube for the first time in ages. its loaded with 2 Brimar ECC83's and sounded amazing last time i played through it. I fired it up with it out of its wooden sleeve just to have a look inside. However, the valve behind the VU Meter seemed to light up really quickly when i powered up the amp, kinda like a flash then settled down to its normal glow. The other valve just acted normally. Could this mean the valve is on its way out? Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 Some old valves light up loads when first on, although usually ECC81 for whatever reason. Some Brimars definitely do it, see it a lot. Quote
brensabre79 Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Yep My ECC81 loaded compressor does this every time. Also My Vox Tonelab does this whenever its first turned on, that's a JJ Tesla ECC83. Freaked me out the first time it did it, but sounds well still so I'm not changing it! Quote
BILL POSTERS Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Nah, dont worry, they do sometimes. It will go on for years like that. Quote
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