[Amps] bring up an HT 41

[R.Measures]

On Aug 5, 2004, at 6:08 PM, scm wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> A friend is wanting to put an HT 41 back in service after many years 
> of sitting. As best as I can find out on
> the internet it has a pair of 866 rectifier tubes and 6 electrolytic 
> filter caps.
>
> I'm thinking he needs full line voltage to run the 866s but less plate 
> v to try and save the caps. I was
> thinking that he could run the hv primary from a variac for a while 
> and the rest of the amp from normal line
> v. Anyone have any ideas?

-  Steve --  Do you want to preserve it as a museum piece or correct 
the errors in the original design and turn it into a decent amplifier?
end

>
> thanks in advance
>
> 73,
> Steve  wd0ct
>
>
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