[AMRadio] You Won't Believe This

[Donald Chester]

>If you measure current from the filament transformer center tap to ground,
>you'll have not only cathode current, but plate current, as well.  Just 
>look
>over at the grid current meter, subtract that from the plate meter, and 
>there's
>your plate current, AND it's in a nearly ground potential position in the
>series circuit.


Return the grid leak resistor and/or PA bias supply to filament xfmr ct. 
instead of to ground, and your meter will read true plate current.  If it is 
a screen grid tube, return the negative lead of the screen supply to 
filament ct. as well.

Don k4kyv