From: jpzjamez@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, June 12, 1998 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Christopher wrote:   
   > What we discovered is that when you buy a surplus tube, it's usually the   
   > power supply that is shot. The tube lights up fine when you put a new power   
   > supply. This led to the current problem in the industry: the power supplies   
   > die faster than the tubes, leaving an abundance of unpotted tubes. I spoke   
   > to the original MX9916 power supply manufacturing company some time ago and   
   > found that if I purchased 100 power supplies at a time, they would sell them   
   > to me for $350. Of course, I can still buy complete surplus tubes for   
   > about $200. It might make sense at some point, but more tubes are making   
   > their way out through the surplus channels, so it might not.   
   > Chris   
      
   24 years later... shot in the dark here but what suppliers have you gone   
   through to get these? Know of any still around today?   
      
   Thanks,   
   James   
      
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