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what do you use to remove your tubes?

Happy Holidays! ! ! I want to pull my preamp and signal tubes (12AU7's and 12AX7's) to see what brand they are. They only stick out of my Rogue Cronus Magnum about 3/4 of an inch. Do I have to use cotton gloves / towel or could I use latex gloves? I'm thinking I could get a better grip with latex gloves. Once I know what they are, I would like to post a thread on what other tubes people are using in their Cronus Magnums and what effects they are having on the sound.
donjr
mst
163 posts
 
I used 1200 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets washed in perfume free detergent to remove tubes. Lower count risks oils to be left on the tubes.
jea48
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They only stick out of my Rogue Cronus Magnum about 3/4 of an inch.
Donjr 12-18-09

Donjr,
3/4 of an inch?! Getting them out may be the easy part.
Reinstalling the tubes, trying to line up the tube pins with the tube socket may be a challenge.....
jj2468
280 posts
 
If you have a bunch of oil on your hands when you push and pull on your tube, I could see it overheating for sure.
mst
163 posts
 
One of Tiger Woods' golf gloves
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grannyring
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Use your hands and fingers. No issues at all. Just wait until they are cool :-)
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