DX-100 question

[Edward Greeley]

Perhaps the 866s were installed by a previous owner simply because he 
liked the nice, bright blue glow they (or 3B28s) produce. Much more 
soul-satisfying to us "old timers" than just a red filament glow or, God 
forbid, the invisible efficiency of solid state rectifiers!

Ed

John N. Ritter wrote:

> Hi everybody,
> 
> I've had a DX-100  for a number of years and hope to get it reactivated 
> soon.
> A previous owner replaced the high vacuum rectifiers with 866's.  Can 
> anyone
> tell me if this modification is commonly done and what its purpose might 
> be?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> John
> 
> K7VGF

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