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RE: cause of new rectifier valve burning out

As 6AS7_6SN7 said. The caps in your rectification circuit are likely dried out and shorting causing way to much current flow. Replace those old caps and be glad that it toasted your tube, not the transformer. Hope it all works out for you.

roN


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