Re: Tube amp transformers

Article View: sci.electronics

Article #14911

#14911

From: David Morning
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 11:08

14 lines
930 bytes

rblander@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Robyn Landers) writes:

>    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.  

Honourable Tung Sol valve company say Va max 550 volts no plate current for
6BQ5 grasshopper.

Dave

--

Technical Details

Message-ID: <Bz8xMo.5v7@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!glasgow!dam

References: <Bz0GpF.Fyn@hfglobe.intel.com> <Bz4FK9.Fx3@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!glasgow!dam
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.
Lines: 14

Reply to Parent Message