From: cheljuba@prodigy.net   
      
   On 01/28/2012 09:48 PM, flipper wrote:   
   > On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:51:43 -0800 (PST), gjsmo   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Jan 28, 2:56 pm, Lord Valve  wrote:   
   >>> cjt wrote:   
   >>>> On 01/27/2012 08:08 PM, gjsmo wrote:   
   >>>>    
   >>>>> Ok. It would've looked pretty badass, with a pair of gigantic tubes in   
   >>>>> a guitar amp, but oh well. Any ideas for some big tubes that can be   
   >>>>> gotten cheaply, and would work in a guitar amp?   
   >>>   
   >>>> You could still put them in and light them up if looks are the issue.   
   >>>> Nobody said they have to be functional.   
   >>>   
   >>> I wanna see where he's gonna get the 42 AMPS of filament juice from...   
   >>>   
   >>> LV   
   >>   
   >> Actually, I want them to be functional. And if they could glow blue,   
   >> that'd be awesome.   
   >> I just think it would be cool to have a power amp which instead of a   
   >> quad of 6L6s, EL34s, or KT88 (my favorite), it'd be cool to have a   
   >> pair of big transmitting tubes, with the tubes on display behind a   
   >> piece of glass. And a sign that says "Danger: High Voltage". Yeah.   
   >> So if you've got a tube that'll glow blue and is big and will work   
   >> with audio - that'd be nice.   
   >   
   > Well, get yourself a pair of these then,   
   > http://tubedata.milbert.com/sheets/049/9/9C21.pdf   
   >   
   > Would take 16 KW just to power the heaters and a half track to carry   
   > the OPT but a PP pair would make for a rather impressive 50 KW guitar   
   > amp.   
      
   I like that 20 gallons per minute of cooling water -- you could do some   
   special effects with that for sure.   
      
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