[Amps] 3.5 kV 2A REGULATED Power Supply: Schematic ?

Paul and Abbi Elliott paab at gte.net
Mon Dec 29 09:16:29 EST 2003


<If it is pure AB1, never driven into grid current, and if the capacitor 
and circuitry have zero leakage
<then I don't see why not!
.
Won't work for the reason the resistor from the grid of a vacuum tube to 
ground was called the "grid leak" back in the first days of tube type 
receivers (yes, I was there).  Some of the electrons ejected from the 
filament will strike and become attached to the grid structure, and if not 
" leaked" off, will make the grid negative enough to cut off the 
tube.  Look in the old RCA receiving tube maunal--you will find the 
maxiimum value of the grid resistor listed for each tube type.

72

Paul W5DM 



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