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Re: Help out the new guy!

10/10/2000 3:26 PM
Casey4s	Re: Help out the new guy! Coldfeet, There is a thread here someplace on "Zener Diodes" you should look at. A Zener will do exactly what you want, lower your B+ to the 400v you want. I had a similar problem last year running 6V6 tubes in an amp with too much plate voltage and a Zener did the trick nicely. You could put it on a switch (mounted internally someplace) to take the diode back out if you decided to run the 6L6 for some reason. Casey4s

10/10/2000 3:26 PM

Casey4s

Re: Help out the new guy!

Coldfeet,
There is a thread here someplace on "Zener Diodes" you should look at. A Zener will do exactly what you want, lower your B+ to the 400v you want. I had a similar problem last year running 6V6 tubes in an amp with too much plate voltage and a Zener did the trick nicely. You could put it on a switch (mounted internally someplace) to take the diode back out if you decided to run the 6L6 for some reason.

Casey4s