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Moving tube equipment

I will be relocating some tube based amps soon. Since I'm doing the packing and driving (about an hour and 15 minutes) any thoughts on just leaving the tubes intact and packing carefully so the units cannot shift.  After unpacking just check to make the tubes are still properly seated.  The amps are not auto biased so having the right tube in the correct socket matters.  Yes I'm just being lazy and would rather not pull the tubes and mark etc....
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riley804
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Why not just take the tubes out and pack them safely?    

Is it worth the risk of a tube or tube socket getting damaged ?

you say that you are being lazy but not marking  and packing the tubes but yet you start a thread on it ?

your amps so do as you want but I would pack the tubes .

 
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millercarbon
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Pull the tubes. Move the amp. Clean the pins and sockets. Reinstall. Clean all connections- speaker binding posts, RCAs. Look at it as the excuse to do something that probably needed doing anyway.
larryi
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If you are moving it yourself, and presumably being careful, there is no problem with leaving the tubes in the amp.  Removal is a precaution when the amps will be in the hands of uncaring strangers; that kind of handling can be brutal--dropped boxes, boxes that are turned upside down, etc.  I bet that makes the move just a little bit less of a hassle.
richmon
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I'm looking at the same thing in a month moving my tube preamp.

Mick from Supratek who made the preamp said he ships them with tubes installed, that's the best give and take. Plan to put it on the car seat, blanket carefully draped around the tubes, anywave, just my thinking.
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deadlift OP
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I should have left the "lazy" part and I am sincerely sorry for stating that and then starting a thread about it!!!
My plan was to pack them in their original boxes with some type of material (bubble wrap, peanuts etc) to prevent any movement, put in my car and drive judicially.  Obviously if I get hit by a truck the last thing I'm going to be worried about is a tube amp.
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