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Re: ohms on 12ax7 heaters

7/21/2000 10:51 PM
Ken Gilbert	Re: ohms on 12ax7 heaters eth.. take it easy, buddy. i feel a bit embarassed. i'm just a man, not anything particularly out of the ordinary. i eat and shit and jerk off just like the rest of us. i was blessed with a brain that's got a good use of both halves, so i guess that's what makes it possible to be a good amp tech--ya gotta keep on thinking and feeling at the same time. honestly though, keep that feeling of euphoria close to your heart. it always ends up fading away all too soon, and then we must begin again at the bottom. you got the ball now--run with it! KG PS oh yeah, heaters can be all over the place, especially older ones. some of them have a sort of "instant on" circuit that causes a bright flash when power is first applied, and i would assume that's due to a very low cold resistance. just plug them in and see if they work. if they light up, they work.

7/21/2000 10:51 PM

Ken Gilbert

Re: ohms on 12ax7 heaters

eth.. take it easy, buddy. i feel a bit embarassed. i'm just a man, not anything particularly out of the ordinary. i eat and shit and jerk off just like the rest of us. i was blessed with a brain that's got a good use of both halves, so i guess that's what makes it possible to be a good amp tech--ya gotta keep on thinking and feeling at the same time.

honestly though, keep that feeling of euphoria close to your heart. it always ends up fading away all too soon, and then we must begin again at the bottom.

you got the ball now--run with it!

KG

PS oh yeah, heaters can be all over the place, especially older ones. some of them have a sort of "instant on" circuit that causes a bright flash when power is first applied, and i would assume that's due to a very low cold resistance. just plug them in and see if they work. if they light up, they work.

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