[NJARC] Hallicrafters SX-16 PS

[John Ruccolo]

Hi Aaron,

Good point. But fortunately, 5Z3's are still fairly
easy to get. My suggestion of an 80 was strictly a
temporary thing, so Scott culd keep troubleshooting.

But you're right -- it wouldn't be hard to build an
adapter. Scott already has the 4-pin base. ;-)


JR


--- Aaron Hunter <ahunter01 at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Scott
> 
> Seems to me, you could take a 5U4 and rebase it to
> use in place of  a 
> 5Z3 or make an adapter to plug it in.  Same
> fillament voltage and 
> current draw and can handle a larger load.
> 
> Aaron
> 
> 
> John Ruccolo wrote:
> 
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> >Scott,
> >
> >**NOW** you tell us that the tube was glowing
> >purple!!!
> >
> >Your're right -- it's dead, Jim (Kirk, not
> Whartenby).
> >Toss it and get a new 5Z3.
> >
> >Now, I know what you're gonna say -- "Aw, Gee,
> John, I
> >don't have another 5Z3." In a pinch, do this: Pull
> one
> >of the 6V6 output tubes to limit the plate current
> --
> >or pull BOTH if you're willing to use headphones --
> >and use an 80 tube temporarily. I'm sure Dr.
> D'Amico
> >can fix you up with a nice 5Z3.
> >
> >Oh, wait, pulling both 6V6's may kill the
> headphones
> >too. I gotta RTFS. Just pull one for now.
> >
> >JR
> >
> >
> >  
> >
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