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Re: preamp design ruminations

7/1/1999 11:43 AM
GFR
Re: preamp design ruminations
The tube driver requires grid current to bias. Altough they patented this, it is an old technique known as "clamped grid" operation. RG has some stuff about it (from a Milman book) on his site. If you prevent grid current from flowing it will stop working.