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Tube Cage for a Cary Rocket 88

I just purchased a Cary Rocket 88 r and am finally completely satisfied with my system (for now). The only thing I did not really think through was how hot those tubes get and my 9 month old son reaching out to grab them. My wife burned her hand last night �trying to turn that damned thing off� so needles to say she is not quite as happy with the amp as I am. Because of space limitations I can not get the amp moved from its current location and away from little fingers so I'm hoping that someone out there may be able to suggest a tube cage solution that I could adapt to the Rocket (Cary does not have one).

Thanks
dhaymond
jax2
3,031 posts
 
I had a local metal fabricator friend build cages for my mono amps (see my system pics) using a mesh steel plate that is commonly available. These folks are high-end fabricators, and personal friends, so I could not reccommend them to do the same for others (they'd turn down the job), but you should be able to find a local metal fabricator who can whip up a set for you if you give them some very careful measurements. There are all kinds of metal mesh and perforated sheets that could be used. Price for a custom set would likely run around $100 each or so I'd guess.

Marco
fishwater
178 posts
 
Not to go too far off topic but I can recall seeing some clear plexi covers for tube amps to keep the tubes free of dust & dirt, does anyone know where these came from?

Jax, do the metal cages get hot/warm as well during playback?
dhaymond OP
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Thanks for the recomendations. I did not realize that you could buy metal mesh so easily. As far as the plexi covers, I was actually thinking that may be another way to do it as well.

And not to answer Jax's question, but I would imagine they get really hot.
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