I have a pair of 30S-1s, and I always thought that the ALC circuit was
like shutting the gate after the horses had already run through.....
gotta make grid current to prevent grid current... but never burned a
grid up as far as I can remember.
Don WA4NPL
>> The 4CX250 actually can be run in AB2 as it can stand a couple of watts of
>> grid dissipation. There are AB2 specs for that tube.
>> The 4CX1000 is only rated for AB1 operation. Zero grid current, however
>> Eimac says that a small amount of grid current is acceptable for overdrive
>> monitoring as in developing ALC from the grid current/voltage change.
>>
> That seems strange as the grid is rated at zero watts dissipation.
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