Re: BROKEN TUBE AMP

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From: Tony Duell
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:56

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Its a bad idea to run any tube (valve) amplifier without a load, as the
resultant reduction in plate (anode) current causes an increase in
screen-grid current which can damage the vavles - I've seen the screen
grids of EL84's (6AQ5???????) get red hot on an amplifier without a load
connected.
-tony 'PDP11 Hacker' Duell
ard@siva.bris.ac.uk

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