From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:59:45 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
      
   > In article <0b1e7a77-5647-4fdd-b910-d087c7537ff8@googlegroups.com>,   
   > jurb6006@gmail.com says...   
   >>   
   >> To the tube itself it doesn't matter, what would matter is mounting it   
   >> horizontally, which I would not recommend and most would agree.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > It all depends on the tube.  Some tubes specify that for horizontal   
   > certain pins have to be in a certain position.   
      
   The main problem with the upside down tubes is that when you clump the   
   amp with a wellington boot to jar a bad connection back to life,   
   eventually they fall out. Back in the 50s we used to keep a wellington   
   boot beside each of the tube devices in the house just for this purpose.   
   I'm giving my age away at bit here with this admission, but what the hey.   
      
      
      
      
      
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