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Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes?

I wear cloth gloves to change or to test tubes. Does anyone else do this? I see lots of bare fingers handling tubes on ebay. If I ever do touch them with bare skin, I am very quick to wipe with dry cloth after. Just wondering what the rest of the world does. Thanks

billpete
kerrybh
360 posts
 

I was at SWAF And was in  the ARC room. I noticed those guys weren’t using gloves and ask one of them about it. He said it was unnecessary and I would say those guys are experts

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limomangus
1,628 posts
 

They say it's the oil on your fingers.But years ago they sold tube's for your tvs and radios in all the drug stores .There were no gloves...used then.

immatthewj
3,300 posts
 

I was at SWAF And was in  the ARC room. I noticed those guys weren’t using gloves and ask one of them about it. He said it was unnecessary and I would say those guys are experts

+1, @limomangus , I think that's a safe bet.

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texasblues1959
188 posts
 

Me I will wear finger condoms.

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barts
773 posts
 

@texasblues1959 

I suspect not of the pre-lubed variety.

Regards,

barts

 

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