[Amps] Glass tube plate color

[Barrie Smith]

Damit, Carl, that's a good question!  I'll try that right away.

Barrie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Barrie Smith" <barrie at centric.net>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Glass tube plate color


> What happens when you swap positions?
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> Carl
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barrie Smith" <barrie at centric.net>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 11:55 AM
> Subject: [Amps] Glass tube plate color
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>> Speaking of class C, I have just completed a nostalgia rig using a 
>> push-pull pair of VT-127As (somewhat similar to the 100TL, but looks like 
>> a spaceman with grid and plate pins sticking out the sides).
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>> I've been bench-testing it the last few days with a wimpy power supply. 
>> Surprisingly, I'm up to 500 wattts out with 1300 volts on the plates.
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>> I have several tubes, and have tried a couple of different pairs.  In 
>> both instances I've noticed that one tube will have a slightly brighter 
>> plate glow than the other.
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>> I'd like to have the tubes as closely matched as possible.
>>
>> My question is:  Which tube is most likely to be the better, the bright 
>> one, or the cooler one?
>>
>> 73,
>> Barrie, W7ALW, DN36au,
>> QRV 6M, 432 & 1296 EME
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