[Amps] 8877 tests

[Carl]

Filament cooking does very little for an 8877 and it almost always has 
to be slowly brought up under current protected HV and bias. A bigger 
than normal glitch resistor will provide additional protection. Ive used 
a 100 Ω 200W wirewound in the past.

Spare tubes should be cycled in an amp yearly.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis W0JX" <w0jx at yahoo.com>
To: <klahaie at centricata.com>
Cc: "Amplifiers" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 8877 tests


If/when you build that amp be sure to put a glitch resistor in series 
with the anode supply to the tube. Old 8877's can get gassy. I cooked my 
Ebay 8877 for three days with only filament voltage and the blower on. 
Also started it up with low voltage. Glad I had a glitch resistor 
because I still got an arc over. After that, though, it settled down and 
performs nicely.

Good Luck, Dennis W0JX/8





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