From: pallison49@gmail.com   
      
   et...@whidbey.com wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > I see lots of tube amps with the tubes mounted such that they point   
   > down. This means all the heat rises up into the chassis. This seems   
   > counter-intuitive to me. All those components baking all the time. Is   
   > it just for convenience?   
   >   
      
   ** It is certainly not ideal, plus the tubes can overheat when mounted this   
   way too.   
      
   Octal types with plastic bases are prone to "bias creep" when the plastic base   
   begins to become conductive.   
      
      
   ....  Phil   
      
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