Can you touch the tubes?

I was talking to someone at the tube store about replacing some KT 150 tubes and he said it was perfectly fine to touch the tubes.

I've always thought you're supposed to handle these things very carefully with white gloves or a microfiber cloth.

Handling them with my fingers makes it easier to pull them out , insert them more securely.

Does it really matter if my fingerprints get on the glass or should I clean them off with a microfiber cloth after I touch them?

emergingsoul11-05-2023 5:41pm

roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,012 posts 11-05-2023 at 07:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Some say that if you touch them with bare skin the oil gets into the glass, but I doubt that too. I will say that it's a bad idea to touch 845 tubes when they're hot!🤬
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,012 posts 11-05-2023 at 07:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @dekay That group should be named The Douchettes.
dekay Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,607 posts 11-05-2023 at 07:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Roxy: Yes, they are not creepy @ all. DeKay
emergingsoul OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,169 posts 11-05-2023 at 07:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Maybe power tubes no big deal. Maybe it's the signal radar tubes that pick up modem a radio wave interference that shouldn't be touched. I had a tube on a preamp that was very sensitive to network equipment.
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