Re: [Amps] Burn-in for Eimac?

[Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>]

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At 03:55 PM 1/16/2006, gdaught6@stanford.edu wrote:

>Then came what I consider very important knowledge:
>
>"The getters are heated by their proximity to the filament structure.
>  That's why you should run the tubes at the full rated filament
>voltage for about a hundred hours.  Then you can reduce the filament
>voltage a bit while still maintaining the desired output."


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Did he mean to do the 100 hours with or without plate voltage and 
drive applied?

Bill, W6WRT
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