[Boatanchors] 1625 tube(s)

[Carl]

Ive been running a pair about 7 years on 40CW at 60w, couldnt prove it by me 
they dont work well. They are loafing and show no color.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Ring" <w3nu at roadrunner.com>
To: "Boatanchors Mail List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] 1625 tube(s)


> 6GB6G's were a disaster in the Gates BC-1T broadcast transmitter where
> they are mounted horizontally. Gates had to replace both the RF and
> audio driver circuit boards to fix that with 807's. I have long wondered
> why they even tried with 6BG6G's - even if element  droop wasn't
> foreseen (should have been), they were very obviously an inferior
> imitation of an 807 designed for consumer TV sets.
>
> 73 de W3NU
>
>
> On 3/23/2011 6:13 PM, Carl wrote:
>> Look for an 807W/5933; it minimizes the stability problems in some 
>> haywire
>> construction.
>>
>> And 6BG6G's are still often $1 NIB at hamfests.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>> -----
>>
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