[Amps] grid fuses

Tom W8JI w8ji at w8ji.com
Thu Jul 20 22:00:04 EDT 2006


> Cathode is grounded?
> I thought we were talking grounded grid?
> If both the cathode and the grid were grounded, how
> did the thing ever work?


Yes. Through the filament choke, input circuit, and/or 
cathode return path.

If the cathode had no "ground path" to the negative rail or 
a high frequency ground path through the input circuit and 
exciter, the amplifier would not work very well.


73 Tom







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