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[AMPS] 3-500z going dead?

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Subject: [AMPS] 3-500z going dead?
From: kpevin@mediaone.net (Kevin Polchan)
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 13:17:10 -0600
Hi Rich,

When I first bought the amp you were nice enough to send me a schematic for
it and I did check the filament voltage at that time - it was 4.97 volts
with no load on 230VAC.  I just checked again and it is still under 5 volts.

My basic question was: Is it normal for the input SWR to increase with a
power decrease when the tube is near the end of its life?  Seeing the tube
is 18 years old and who knows where it came from I think it could be dying a
normal death, hi hi.

Thanks again Rich,
Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: measures <measures@vcnet.com>
To: Kevin Polchan <kpevin@mediaone.net>; AMPS <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AMPS] 3-500z going dead?


> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> >I have a little Henry 1KD5 (single 3-500z) amp and I think the tube is
going
> >dead.
>
>  Emissive life = (e1/e2)^23.4.
> The stock filament potential in the 1kd5 is approx. 5.8V.  This reduces
> emissive life by approx 98.7%.  . 4.8V on the filament is agout right.  .
>  .
>
> ...
> good luck, Kevin
>
> -  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
> end
>


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