[AMPS] AL-82

Shawn Tayler Shawn Tayler" <stayler@powernet.net
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:20:57 -0800 (PDT)


On Sun, 17 Jan 1999 13:13:41 -0500, km1h@juno.com wrote:

>>Hooked tube from filament to grid to a 12 volt car battery and burned
>>shorted parts off. 
>
>Now that is an interesting method! I have a few duds here that I will try
>that on.


We use the same kind of proceedure here when the TH347's short grid to cathode, only a 100,000mfd cap is used, 
charged to about 12v or so.  Just clears the short, gain drops a little sometimes.  It'll usually get us by til the new 
tube arrives....




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