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   Message 51,829 of 52,877   
   Nick Gorham to Patrick Turner   
   Re: New use for 6X4 ??   
   08 Jun 12 12:16:44   
   
   04a30d82   
   From: nick@lurcher.org   
      
   On 08/06/12 08:00, Patrick Turner wrote:   
   > On Jun 7, 11:01 pm, "Phil Allison"  wrote:   
   >> "Nick Gorham"   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>> Phil Allison wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> But there is no sag under load as the current draw is constant.   
   >>   
   >>> Why would you assume the current draw is constant?   
   >>   
   >> **  Oh dear ......   
   >>   
   >> Having a steady current draw is characteristic of all class A stages.   
   >>   
   >>> The power that drives the loudspeaker has to come from somewhere.   
   >>   
   >> ** Oh dear  -  we have ourselves a * live one *  here folks....   
   >>   
   >>> Just because a class A output stage constantly draws current, that doesn't   
   >>> mean it draws constant current.   
   >>   
   >> ** How utterly asinine.   
   >>   
   >>     Go look the topic up sometime -  fuckwit.   
   >>   
   >> ....  Phil   
   >   
   > Yes, pennies take awhile to drop.   
      
   Ok, simple question, if the current in the output stage of a single   
   ended amplifier is constant, then why does bipassing the cathode   
   resistor make a difference?   
      
   --   
   Nick   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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