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Re: Sovtek Mullard replica EL34 question

10/30/1997 9:24 AM
anonymous	Re: Sovtek Mullard replica EL34 question Just as a point of interest, the maximum voltage that a particular version of a tube can handle has to do mainly with arc-over and is related to distance between electrodes, lead wires, base pin location and even base material or geometry. Merely taking an existing plate/grid/cathode structure and improving how it gets connected to the outside world is how some later versions of tubes, with the same dynamic performance, are able to withstand more severe circuit conditions. Doc

10/30/1997 9:24 AM

anonymous

Re: Sovtek Mullard replica EL34 question

Just as a point of interest, the maximum voltage that a particular version of a tube can handle has to do mainly with arc-over and is related to distance between electrodes, lead wires, base pin location and even base material or geometry. Merely taking an existing plate/grid/cathode structure and improving how it gets connected to the outside world is how some later versions of tubes, with the same dynamic performance, are able to withstand more severe circuit conditions.

Doc