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Re: [Amps] Negative current with a zener screen grid regulator

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Negative current with a zener screen grid regulator
From: Steve Wright <stevewrightnz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 06:18:22 +1300
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On 19/10/16 05:00, N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com> wrote:
[....] I ran this amp for many years with
negative screen current and it obviously worked. But now that I'm
having problems with it I want to understand things better.

My understanding is, part way through a tetrodes' life it's screen current requirements will reverse.

I think you could just swamp it with more current through the zener string, or else build an active MOSFET reg.


Steve

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