[Amps] salvaging shorted tubes

[Lon W. Cottingham]

Greetings to all,

        Will said about salvaging shorted tubes, "The only problem I thought 
of though was that the tubes grids could have a gap in them created by the 
arc thereby stopping so much of them from working at all."   Good point!  Of 
the tubes I have salvaged, I have never compared them to new ratings.  I was 
always very pleased when one worked at all.  Most of these "rejuvenated" 
3-500Z have been ran in SB-220's, Henry's, or TL-922's.  None of these amps 
run the tubes any where near there max, so a little damage to the tubes 
innards is easily made up for with just a little bit more drive.  I have a 
pair of "rejuvenated tubes running now in an HL-2200.  I get approximately 
1,300 watts out on 80 meters with 100 watts drive.

73 de K5JV

 Lon W. Cottingham
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Kingwood, TX 77339

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