I bought a pair of NOS EML 45 Globes recently, I was so paranoid about shipping these and it appears my paranoia was for a good reason.
One tube in particular has innards cocked on a severe angle, it is still away from the glass but I do not like the look of it.
Are these cactus? If the performance of the tube is compromised in the slightest it would be bother, unfortunately my preamp is being built by Earle so I can't test these.
Attached are 3 pictures of the suspect tube and 1 of the other.
