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Super MP3 Adaptor

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12-05-2017, 07:28 PM

(12-05-2017, 01:14 AM)BrendaAnnD Wrote: Never seen a 6BE6 as an AM RF amp. Those are usually heptodes like 6BA6/6AU6/6BJ6. 6BE6 is a pentagrid converter, used as oscillator/1st detector stage for AM. I've seen them used for FM as well. Not all that good at it, but they do work with clever engineering.

Yes - exactly. The converter tube for AM was powering up -down. The voltage change this was causing (mostly a small change in fil voltage) was messing up my FM sweep(s).

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Super MP3 Adaptor - by Phlogiston - 11-04-2017, 04:26 PM

RE: Super MP3 Adaptor - by Phlogiston - 11-10-2017, 12:23 PM

RE: Super MP3 Adaptor - by Phlogiston - 11-17-2017, 12:41 PM

RE: Super MP3 Adaptor - by Ron Ramirez - 11-18-2017, 09:12 AM

RE: Super MP3 Adaptor - by Phlogiston - 11-18-2017, 08:57 PM

RE: Super MP3 Adaptor - by Phlogiston - 11-20-2017, 07:06 PM

RE: Super MP3 Adaptor - by BrendaAnnD - 12-05-2017, 01:14 AM

RE: Super MP3 Adaptor - by Phlogiston - 12-05-2017, 07:28 PM

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