Variac, does it save tubes or is it just another rumour?

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I am interested in a Variac, if it does indeed prolong power amp tubes. Does it affect the sound, as I guess you can set it to full voltage (no effect) when warmed up.
Does it increase hum, and does it get hot after setting full voltage? I am wondering if you can get a Variac that literally contacts the mains on full setting, so you would only use the action
for say 5 minutes till the amps warm up.

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Topic - Variac, does it save tubes or is it just another rumour? - astrostar59 14:09:23 02/23/07 (3)

Re: Variac, does it save tubes or is it just another rumour? - Janos 20:10:46 02/27/07 (0)

won't do much for the tubes per se, but it might save a 50-year-old electrolytic (nt) - mhardy6647 08:10:46 02/24/07 (0)

Re: Variac, does it save tubes or is it just another rumour? - truep 17:22:29 02/23/07 (0)

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