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Old 04-09-2009, 10:41 PM
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Leave the tubes in. I start about 40 volts and raise it by 5 volts every 15 minutes. If a can starts getting warm (not heat transfer from the tubes), I abort. Now, I can reform the lytics. I do disconnect the top cap from the hor out. If the hor out doesn't have a top cap, I tie in the heaters of an equal voltage tube (series string) or remove it.
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