[Amps] filament supply d.c. or a.c.
Roy
royanjoy at ncn.net
Wed Feb 13 11:55:57 EST 2008
Asked,
"Looking for reliable information regarding filament supply to amplifier
tubes. What are the pros and cons for D.C or A.C volts."
Definition of 'filament' indicates a directly-heated cathode. In this case,
using DC causes a variable voltage gradient across the length of the
filament, acting as a variation in bias at an infinite number of points
along its length. This has a number of ill effects. With indirectly heated
cathodes, AC or DC is just fine.
73, Roy K6XK
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