D'oh,
I picked up a tube on Wednesday and tried it in the SWL but unfortunately it did not solve my
fuse blowing problem.
The tube was a JJ GZ34... $20 at The Tube Store.
I don't think this tube is anything special, I just wanted something to get me up and running and then
it could serve as a back-up tube once I find something else.
As it turns out this tube is about 15mm taller than the Sovtek and will not allow the cover to go back on.
The Tube Store did say that they would exchange it for a new Sovtek, so it is not a total lose.
I sent an email out to Dan to tell him my findings, but have not heard back from him yet, which is a little
strange, as he usually fairly quick to respond.
It has been pretty frustrating this week not having the system working and I am really not looking forward
to the down time if I have to send the SWL back to Dan for repairs.
A week or so to go from Toronto to Dan, then the repair time, then another week or so for the return shipping...
So it looks like my SWL is going to take at least a month longer to break-in than anybody else's... Double D'oh