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|    Ian Bell to Ian Iveson    |
|    Re: 12AX7 grid current    |
|    28 Sep 10 10:28:41    |
      From: ruffrecords@yahoo.com              Ian Iveson wrote:       > Ian Bell wrote:       >>       >> Looks like there is some frequency dependent. I made       >> additional tests at 100Hz, 500Hz and 4KHz as follows (grid       >> distortion in original circuit):       >>       >> 100Hz 2H -63dB, 3H -65dB       >> 500Hz 2H -58dB, 3H -61dB       >> 2KHz 2H -49dB, 3H -62dB       >> 4KHz 2H -46dB, 3H -65dB       >>       >> Looks to me like the second harmonic rises with frequency       >> but the third varies little so I would guess the 2H is       >> coupled somehow from the plate and the 3H is probably the       >> onset of real grid current distortion.       >       > Surely the grid current distortion is assymetric? That would       > make it substantially even H?       >       >> It might be interesting to repeat this with a grounded       >> grid configuration.       >       > Too many tests complicates confusion.       >       > Ian       >       >              But grouded grid eliminates Miller effect.              Cheers              Ian              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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