[AMPS] a sticky issue.

[measures]

>
>> As for the question of proper operation, we're all prone to think we know
>> what we're doing and ignore the manual.  Trouble is, there aren't that
>> many tetrode linears around, and the tune-up routine is so different from
>> a GG triode that many of us would rely on our triode experience and risk
>> burning up the tube.  It's not hard to understand why a manufacturer would
>> weigh that tendency (and the resulting support headaches) in the decision
>> whether to go with a tetrode or a triode.
>
>What I weigh is how much money is saved, and what it might cost 
>if all the amplifiers have to be refitted with another brand or type of 
>tube.
>
>Then, added to that, how much headache will be caused when 
>people do something wrong, and how likely they are to do that.
>
>It's all a matter of time and money, no matter how you candy-coat 
>it.
>
No parasitic suppressor whatsoever saves maybe a dollar.  Replacing 
gold-sputtered 8877s is matter of money.  /see Figure 24 on my Web site.  
>
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-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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