11-28-2010, 01:18 PM
Don't bother, adding a 7A6 will not make any difference in the operation of your radio; other than a slightly higher drain on your set's power transformer from the extra filament current drawn by the 7A6.
The 2nd detector and AVC functions were handled by the 7A6 in the 41-300, while the 7C6 acted only as the first audio amplifier. But since the 7C6 has two diode plates already built into it, these were used in the 41-295 for the second detector and AVC.
The 7A6 was not needed, and was (in my opinion) an example of padding the tube count for no good reason.
Of course there were manufacturers who padded their tube counts far worse than this. But the bottom line is - leave your 41-295 as is.
The 2nd detector and AVC functions were handled by the 7A6 in the 41-300, while the 7C6 acted only as the first audio amplifier. But since the 7C6 has two diode plates already built into it, these were used in the 41-295 for the second detector and AVC.
The 7A6 was not needed, and was (in my opinion) an example of padding the tube count for no good reason.
Of course there were manufacturers who padded their tube counts far worse than this. But the bottom line is - leave your 41-295 as is.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
