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> Is there any device that is supposed to survive this? There used to be... As a boy - and this is many, many years ago - I once, ehm, accidentally connected
by interfixus 7y ago
> Is there any device that is supposed to survive this?
There used to be...
As a boy - and this is many, many years ago - I once, ehm, accidentally connected the external speaker-plug on an old vacuum tube household radio to the 220V mains.
A very loud bang, and the house went dark. The radio, however, was fine, although with an interesting new tonal slant to everything.
- chrisswanda 7y agoAs a young man, I grabbed a 6146B tube before it discharged. I felt fine, until the pain started.
- codedokode 7y agoBecause radios in those days were made properly, without planned obsolescence!
- klodolph 7y agoThat's the filter of history at work. By and large, old radios were not built to last. The only ones that survive are the ones that, because of good design, good luck, or gentle use, managed to make it to today. I repair & build vacuum tube equipment as a hobby.