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Re: [Amps] grid fuses

To: "Chris Howard" <chris@yipyap.com>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] grid fuses
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:00:04 -0400
List-post: <mailto:amps@contesting.com>
> Cathode is grounded?
> I thought we were talking grounded grid?
> If both the cathode and the grid were grounded, how
> did the thing ever work?


Yes. Through the filament choke, input circuit, and/or 
cathode return path.

If the cathode had no "ground path" to the negative rail or 
a high frequency ground path through the input circuit and 
exciter, the amplifier would not work very well.


73 Tom





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