[Milsurplus] OT: 211's as Rectifiers (was: serious tube, etc)

[Tom Norris]

(Almost on topic, remember, the 211 used to be a common milsurplus toob)

Speaking of phoolery, I had seen an amp on some Italian audiophile  
site that used all 211's, but couldn't find the link.  Apparently  
it's moderately common to use 211's as rectifiers, since I found it  
mentioned several times in random searching.   Here's one example --

"...this thing uses a 211 as shunt regulator for a 211. A EL-34 is  
used as shunt regulator for the 6SN7 Front-end. [photo missing, amp  
builder apparently no longer exists]  I think it could use two 2 more  
211's as rectifiers and two more for the current-source - that would  
give five 211's to supply the Power for a single 211. The same of  
course with EL 34's for the front-end."

(buried in this page, near the end -- http://tinyurl.com/yavurd)

Lawsy.  No wonder 211's are in such short supply.

Tom