[R-390] Standy or Off?

[charles bolland]

Hi again,

so far, it's four to zero - leaving the R390 on 24/7 - not in standby.

Chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: "mikea" <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 02:52
Subject: Re: [R-390] Standy or Off?


> On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 12:54:56AM -0000, charles bolland wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've burnt out a couple of Ballast tubes over the months and I am a
little
> > "gun" shy now.  I don't want to ware out other tubes in my set, so I am
> > wondering which will prolong the life of any tubes in my receiver best
of
> > the three following options?
> >
> > 1. Completely off when not in use - thinking about turning the set on
and
> > off all of the time.
> > 2. Standby when not in use - thinking some tube still burning all of the
> > time.
> > 3. On when not in use - thinking all of the tubes are hot all of the
time.
> >
> > Any comments will be appreciated.
> >
> > Chuck
>
> It is my understanding that "Standby" causes the HV to rise, stressing
> the tubes to which HV is still applied, the filter capacitors, and so
> on, even more than normal operation. My preference is to just leave it
> on all the time: no warm-up time, no additional stress, and normal
> operating levels everywhere.
>
> --
> Mike Andrews, W5EGO
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin
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