[Amps] Tube Standardization [Was] Stability of amps

kd4e doc at kd4e.com
Tue Sep 25 15:22:55 EDT 2007


Yes, but it remains odd and predictably troublesome
that they altered specs but not the tube nomenclature.

Instead of multiple variants of 6146A why not 6146C
or D or something else?

The boatanchor lists are littered with confusion re.
what tubes work in what circuits, how to tame them,
and why the unlabeled variations between production
years and/or manufacturers.

It is not just the 6146's it is many tube types.

Sure, the audiophools get all worked up over variations
that mean little or nothing but in RF apps oscillation
in a final can ruin your whole day!  :-)

> Indeed so, Doc, but at least there's a spec difference between the
> original and A and B variants....hehehe
> 
> Cheers John



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Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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