It is for this reason that whenever I do have an amp that runs these ceramic
plate caps I change them out for the conventional metal crimp on types. Much
less stress on the anode caps.
Lane
Ku7i
>From: "carl seyersdahl" <carlseye@tampabay.rr.com>
>To: "amps" <amps@contesting.com>
>Subject: [AMPS] 811A's
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:03:04 -0500
>
>
>I can't vouch for one tube brand or another, but I had six cetrons and six
>of other brands and all six of the cetrons the plate caps came loose. none
>of the others gave me any trouble that way. It seems the plate caps should
>be able to stand a little stress. If you look at the ceramic caps in common
>use they take a fair amount of stress to get them off the tube, so the
>plate
>caps have to be very securely glued on. I will not buy any more cetrons
>because of my past experiences with them. This is just one ham's opinion.
>Incidently, those cetrons were supposedly Mil- Spec tubes. carl / kz5ca
>
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