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Subject: [AMPS] AMERITRON AL80A
From: Peter_Chadwick@mitel.com (Peter Chadwick)
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 13:33:39 +0100
>> The lack of sufficient inductance in the filament choke caused the tube to
>> dissipate too much heat in the anode even when at idle.  

Could someone explain how this can be so?

Or perhaps the choke is supposed to be a series impedance at 60Hz, keeping the
filament current and thus the emission, down?

(No, I'm not serious!)


73

Peter G3RZP



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