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Re: matchless

7/1/1999 1:31 AM
BicBogartPeas	Re: matchless My Matchless Chiefton also runs hot, as do all class A amps. I found a good solution to be Pearl Tube Coolers. They are a black anodized copper device with cooling fins that fit over an individual tube and rapidly removes heat from them noiselessly. You can obviously use a fan to do the same thing but then you have a noise problem at low volumes. Pearl tube coolers are supposed to extend the life of the tube by a factor of 100% and are available from high end audio stores at a price alot less then the cost of a new tube. Maybe the 100% number is marketing hype but I can verify that they are effective at helping tubes to run cooler.

7/1/1999 1:31 AM

BicBogartPeas

Re: matchless

My Matchless Chiefton also runs hot, as do all class A amps. I found a good solution to be Pearl Tube Coolers. They are a black anodized copper device with cooling fins that fit over an individual tube and rapidly removes heat from them noiselessly. You can obviously use a fan to do the same thing but then you have a noise problem at low volumes. Pearl tube coolers are supposed to extend the life of the tube by a factor of 100% and are available from high end audio stores at a price alot less then the cost of a new tube. Maybe the 100% number is marketing hype but I can verify that they are effective at helping tubes to run cooler.

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Jack Orman There was a tip in Glass Audio a fe... -- 7/1/1999 1:50 AM
Gus My point about the heat is that it ... -- 7/1/1999 7:15 PM
Gil Ayan >My Matchless Chiefton also runs ho... -- 7/2/1999 8:35 PM