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Default Oldtimer question (valves/tubes)

In article , says...
Sadly the thing has passed its prime by many years. It's not worth
continuing with when you discover the many and various pot cores have
nearly all been shattered by some dimwit who didn't know what he was
doing.




In the past some coil problems have been caused by the change in the
cores. Not due to being shattered but just that the material ages.