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38-690 Tweeter Temperature
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04-21-2022, 03:35 PM
I already have corrected the tweeter phasing and will probably leave alone. I did temporarily shunt the tweeter with 1.2 K and 2.4 K resistors; it did affect the gain (which is what I expected), but I didn’t want screen voltage to exceed plates, which would have to be checked on each pentode.
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38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by RGK20m3 - 04-21-2022, 08:14 AM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by Brad Winder - 04-21-2022, 09:39 AM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by Ron Ramirez - 04-21-2022, 09:41 AM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by RGK20m3 - 04-21-2022, 09:47 AM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by morzh - 04-21-2022, 02:25 PM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by RGK20m3 - 04-21-2022, 03:35 PM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by Brad Winder - 04-22-2022, 12:11 AM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by RGK20m3 - 04-22-2022, 04:48 PM
RE: 38-690 Tweeter Temperature - by RickC - 11-23-2023, 03:46 AM



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