by EWBrown » Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:25 pm
Even the most basic emission tube testers can perform an inter-elements "shorts" test. The usual indicator is a neon bulb. These should have a "short" button or slide switch, and really egregious shorts will light it up without any operator input. Yellow_Light_Colorz_PDT_11 :o
If there is no tube tester available, just use an ohm meter, at least it will show "cold" shorts or high resistance "leakage" on any tube.
The better testers like the Eico "satan special" 666 and the Hickok testers can perform much more accurate and specific leakage testing.
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