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Default Another old-timer tube/valve question


Gentlemen,

What are the typical average/maximum operating temperatures of a full
wave rectifying tube/valve? Is it normal for them to become too hot to
touch after only a minute or two?
I'm talking specifically about the 5Y3GT in this context.




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