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Mundane-Ad7664 t1_j9yhfwv wrote

Great design, put the most fragile parts out of the box,

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PharaoRamsesII OP t1_j9yiu00 wrote

Most tube amps have cages around it.
But it is not possible to put it inside anything other than metal or maybe some ceramics, because it gets considerably hot !

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XavinNydek t1_j9zqsz9 wrote

That's not true at all. Back when tubes were in everything most electronics were wooden boxes. They get hot but they don't get hot enough to set things on fire in normal use.

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PharaoRamsesII OP t1_j9zrx6l wrote

Well the big difference was that the devices were large and therefore had lots of air around the tubes. In very small devices that doesnt work. And i am 99,9% sure that safety regulations were a bit looser back then. Bur yes you are right that most likely nothing will catch on fire. Although i wouldnt be sure with plastic foils or paper.

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Mundane-Ad7664 t1_j9yjbwu wrote

I know, I got some bass guitar amps with that.

But, can use a mesh or something, this designs are made for be fragile and buy another one.

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PharaoRamsesII OP t1_j9ykbvi wrote

I could also not have dropped a perfume bottle on it.
I mean, it's a cheapo chinese amp after all.

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XavinNydek t1_j9zqjlw wrote

In this day and age most of the draw of using tube stuff is how it looks, not how it sounds. That's why basically all new tube stuff has them up front right in the open. Back when people used tubes because they had to they were almost always hidden inside, since the glow was an unwanted side effect.

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andysaurus_rex t1_j9yoizz wrote

IDK a lot of people like seeing the tube glow, but yeah I've seen some that have cages around them.

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Ekank t1_j9yjdia wrote

It's probably to not trap the heat but I agree that the design can be improved.

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