Wall outlets reading 125.6 volts

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Fret-Shredder said:
Thanks guy. I appreciate all the replies and advice. I will at least start utilizing my variac since our wall voltage seems to fluctuate on the high side. I've had it a long time but never used it. My father gave it to me years ago and it's sat in a closet.
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That's a nice one, I am sure better quality than those cheap chinese ones.
 
Geo said:
That's a nice one, I am sure better quality than those cheap chinese ones.
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My 90 year old dad who used to restore old vintage radios from the 30s and 40s and also WW2 military receivers gave it to me. Here is a radio he gave me that he restored.
 

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My Dad RIP, did that too. I had so many old tubes back in the day. Back to tone/safety of the amps...I would doubt highly anyone could hear the bias shift of 5VDC. The amp wants stable voltage and current but no way will what was posted blow a fuse or have cause for concern like a spike/fault ect. If something goes like a grid resistor or tube it was going to anyway and should that happen hopefully the fuse will catch it and protect the amp.
 
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Exo-metal said:
My Dad RIP, did that too. I had so many old tubes back in the day. Back to tone/safety of the amps...I would doubt highly anyone could hear the bias shift of 5VDC. The amp wants stable voltage and current but no way will what was posted blow a fuse or have cause for concern like a spike/fault ect. If something goes like a grid resistor or tube it was going to anyway and should that happen hopefully the fuse will catch it and protect the amp.
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Same here. My dad gave me literally a couple thousand tubes. Tubes he used to restore the vintage radios. Many , many I had no idea what they were. Weird metal tubes I knew I'd never need. I put aside and kept a lot of the ones I knew I could use in my amps and sold the rest. Wish I would have done more research though. I probably got rid of many valuable tubes.
 
Exo-metal said:
My Dad RIP, did that too. I had so many old tubes back in the day. Back to tone/safety of the amps...I would doubt highly anyone could hear the bias shift of 5VDC. The amp wants stable voltage and current but no way will what was posted blow a fuse or have cause for concern like a spike/fault ect. If something goes like a grid resistor or tube it was going to anyway and should that happen hopefully the fuse will catch it and protect the amp.
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I just feel like it depends on the amp. That’s all I was saying. I never much worried about voltage until living in a house built in the 40’s and spending 6k for an amp. Just protecting my investment. To each his own.
 
Fused vs magnetic breaker, I'm a fan of both and they both do their job if they are used proper, so I wouldn't worry about your investment my friend😎
 
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