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Re: Question to Carl

4/15/2000 12:13 AM
jason	Re: Question to Carl Not Carl here but I can help a tad here. The grid stoppers are located on the power tube sockets. Usually 1.5K in value. If you look at the power tube socket on a fender amp you'll see two resistors soldered across the socket. The top one is the screen resistor. Usually 470 ohms, and underneath that resistor you'll see the grid stopper, usually 1.5K in value. As for the explanation of what they do I'll provide you a link to Randall Aiken's excellent right up on Grid resistors - why are they used? Hope this helps some. I'm sure Carl will jump in any time. jason

4/15/2000 12:13 AM

jason

Re: Question to Carl

Not Carl here but I can help a tad here. The grid stoppers are located on the power tube sockets. Usually 1.5K in value. If you look at the power tube socket on a fender amp you'll see two resistors soldered across the socket. The top one is the screen resistor. Usually 470 ohms, and underneath that resistor you'll see the grid stopper, usually 1.5K in value.
As for the explanation of what they do I'll provide you a link to Randall Aiken's excellent right up on Grid resistors - why are they used?
Hope this helps some. I'm sure Carl will jump in any time.
jason