>Hello!
>Watch out for that filament inrush current. HAS DESTROYED MANY A 8877. You
>limit it with a resistor in series with the primary of the filament
>transformer and short it out after some seconds.
? Although Eimac does provide a warning about limiting inrush current to
some filament-type tubes like the 3-500Z, Eimac gives no warning about
limiting current to heater-type tubes such as the 8877.
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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