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Re: Squeezing a 6BL7

Posted by fatbottle on January 7, 2007 at 06:52:21

In Reply to: Squeezing a 6BL7 posted by Triode_Kingdom on January 6, 2007 at 15:50:02:

Hi ,
It's not just about the anode showing colour but also the emmissive capability of the cathode . There are only a certain amount of electrons these can 'spit out' before your valve is toast . Also consider outgassing can occurr when the valve is run far hotter than intended .

cheers

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