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Re: ohms on 12ax7 heaters

7/21/2000 8:43 PM
Stephen Conner
Re: ohms on 12ax7 heaters
quote:
"I figured they were no good because the heater winding halves are all inbetween 6.2 ohms a 8ohms per side."
 
 
Don't worry about it. Heaters can't go stale and change their resistance with age, so they must have been made with that resistance on purpose. I don't think trying to recondition them would make any difference.  
 
quote:
"Oh yeah, and by the way my guitar amp sounds so good that I randomly jump up and down laughing hysterically like an idiot high on spank!"
 
 
You must be doing something right then  
 
Steve C.