Can you touch the tubes?

I was talking to someone at the tube store about replacing some KT 150 tubes and he said it was perfectly fine to touch the tubes.

I've always thought you're supposed to handle these things very carefully with white gloves or a microfiber cloth.

Handling them with my fingers makes it easier to pull them out , insert them more securely.

Does it really matter if my fingerprints get on the glass or should I clean them off with a microfiber cloth after I touch them?

emergingsoul11-05-2023 5:41pm

roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,763 posts 11-05-2023 at 07:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Some say that if you touch them with bare skin the oil gets into the glass, but I doubt that too. I will say that it's a bad idea to touch 845 tubes when they're hot!🤬
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,763 posts 11-05-2023 at 07:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @dekay That group should be named The Douchettes.
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,763 posts 11-08-2023 at 12:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That's also why you're never supposed to touch headlight bulbs when you are installing them.