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- From: dam@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.audio,alt.guitar,rec.music.makers.guitar
- Subject: Re: Tube amp transformers
- Keywords: tubes transformers
- Message-ID: <Bz8xMo.5v7@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 11:08:48 GMT
- References: <Bz0GpF.Fyn@hfglobe.intel.com> <Bz4FK9.Fx3@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
- Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.
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- rblander@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Robyn Landers) writes:
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- > Check that the smaller tubes can handle the plate voltage the xformer
- >was providing to the larger tubes. RCA Receiving Tube Manual says
- >6L6 can take 360 volts (design centre), or 500 volts (design maximum)
- >at the plate. 6BQ5 (EL84) says 300V design centre; it doesn't
- >list design max.
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- Honourable Tung Sol valve company say Va max 550 volts no plate current for
- 6BQ5 grasshopper.
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- Dave
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