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eh 6v6's

9/2/2004 7:14 PM
jbrew73	eh 6v6's i ran a set of eh 6v6's at 19 watts each for about 3 hours last night. i forgot i had a 150 ohm cathode resistor in the amp. 17.5 volts across 150 ohms is .058ma per tube times 330 volts at the plates is 19 watts. those tubes must have taken a beating. i thought about what i had done so i checked them tonite to see where they were running and got the results above with no red plating seen. do you think i hurt the tubes?

9/2/2004 7:14 PM

jbrew73

eh 6v6's

i ran a set of eh 6v6's at 19 watts each for about 3 hours last night. i forgot i had a 150 ohm cathode resistor in the amp. 17.5 volts across 150 ohms is .058ma per tube times 330 volts at the plates is 19 watts. those tubes must have taken a beating. i thought about what i had done so i checked them tonite to see where they were running and got the results above with no red plating seen. do you think i hurt the tubes?

Replies:

Tracy No problemsI would say you ... -- 9/2/2004 11:26 PM
bob p no, i don't think you hurt 'em. it... -- 9/5/2004 2:08 PM