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Re: [Amps] triode vs tetrode

To: <amps@contesting.com>, "Joe" <nss@mwt.net>
Subject: Re: [Amps] triode vs tetrode
From: "Fern Rivard" <crc@cyberlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 17:54:13 -0700
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A better way yet is to go G2DAF where the grid is swapped with either a 100 ohm or 200 ohm non inductive resistor and a pair of 6AX4 are used as rectifiers to drive the screens with the resulting dc voltage. To get a good match to your exciter for 50 ohm input, simply put in either a 4:1 or 2:1 balun. I had one of those years ago with a pair of 813's and it worked very well. That screen voltage acted like a clamp circuit and there wasn't any idle current when keyed up but with appropriate drive you had full rf output.
73 from Fern  Ve7GZ


-----Original Message----- From: Joe
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2016 5:06 PM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] triode vs tetrode

OK like a 3-500Z, 3CX bla bla bla etc. are triodes, plate, grid, and
well filament.

Most of these tubes run grounded grid correct? so the grid is simply
grounded.

Now the 4CX bla bla bla is plate, screen, grid, and whatever filament etc.

What would happen if you simply wired it up like  triode in grounded
grid. ground both the screen and the grid,  has anyone ever tried that?

Joe WB9SBD

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