ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:58:03 -0400, "Tony Brock-Fisher" <barockteer@aol.com>
wrote:
>
>I added a ninth filter capacitor and bleeder, same as the originals, in series
>to up the filter cap bank voltage rating to 4050V. Then I set the input side
>of the transmformer on the low voltage tap. It now runs 3750V no load, 3300V
>full load. Puts out full 1500W with 100W drive. Has lasted thru several
>contests that way as well.
REPLY:
Very good. Nearly all triodes have higher gain with higher anode voltage.
Above a minimum V, tetrodes and pentodes generally do not, as the curves show.
73, Bill W6WRT
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