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Don't Trust Svetlana 6L6s

4/5/2000 3:49 PM
Gil Ayan	Don't Trust Svetlana 6L6s Dave, I do use Svet 6L6s and like them. However, don't think for a second that they are consistent from one tube to the next. In a typical amp (460+ VDC on the plates) I had a set of Svets that required around -52 V for proper biased. I replaced them with another set... and I had to set the bias at -60 or so to get them to bias right... So, watch out with them when you have no bias adjustment. Gil

4/5/2000 3:49 PM

Gil Ayan

Don't Trust Svetlana 6L6s

Dave, I do use Svet 6L6s and like them. However, don't think for a second that they are consistent from one tube to the next. In a typical amp (460+ VDC on the plates) I had a set of Svets that required around -52 V for proper biased. I replaced them with another set... and I had to set the bias at -60 or so to get them to bias right... So, watch out with them when you have no bias adjustment.

Gil

Replies:

Daver Gil,Not to worry. I will be... -- 4/5/2000 11:13 PM
GFR I've bought some Svetlana 6L6s (a q... -- 4/6/2000 1:03 PM