>
>Not to worry Jeff. I pretty much ignored the reply you refer to below.
>Grounded grid never even entered my mind with respect to this tube. It was
>Rich that chose to reply in a one-sided manner regarding g-g, despite being
>fully aware of the other driving/operating configurations for tubes like
>this. Pay close attention to this trait of his.
>
G-G is the only game in town because the 833 simply does not draw enough
peak anode current when the grid is at 0v.
>I'm curious about this tube since being given 2 of them this past weekend.
>I'm a bit of a nostalgia buff (antique radios - oscilloscopes - test
>equipment and anything else with valves). I've already received a couple
>of offers for assistance with information for 833A amps and I intend to
>follow them up. Maybe there'll be some pics of a newly minted 833A amp on
>the Amp Pix page in the not too distant future - who knows.
>
>Phil
>
>At 08:14 PM 9/19/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>>This is a sad day in amateur radio. Here we are in a mail list for the high
>>end of the amateur radio building community and we're reluctant to use a
>>tube that requires bias!? 4-1000's look ok when glowing orange but an 833A
>>is gorgeous with that bright red region in the center of the plate (not
>>anode, plate).
>>
>>jeff
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "measures" <2@vc.net>
>>To: "Mark S Graalman" <wb8jkr@juno.com>; <phil@vaxxine.com>
>>Cc: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 10:25 PM
>>Subject: Re: [AMPS] Amp using 833A
>>
>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> > I'd make a lamp out of it.
>>> >
>>> sound advice, Mark The Mu is too low for g-g service.
>>> >
>>> >On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:24:05 -0400 "Phil (VA3UX)" <phil@vaxxine.com>
>>> >writes:
>>> >>
>>> >> Anyone ever build or use an amp employing the 833A ?
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>> - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>>> end
>>>
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