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6X5 tube blew out.

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06-24-2011, 12:57 AM

gennet2 Wrote:Put new tube in and played for several minutes than boom!! 6X5 overheated and turned blue again. I checked wire all seemed good. also looked for solder etc that may be shorting out 6X5. could it have anything to do with the tow electrolytic caps I replaced. both are !0s one rated for 450 volts the other 500. Can caps be my possible problem?

It has to be, it's highly unlikely that you would end up with two failed 6X5s in a row if the second one was new in the box. If one of the electrolytic caps was hooked up backwards by accident it could cause a problem. Even if you didn't it still isn't unknown for one to fail right out of the box. I would suggest using your ohm meter on the cathode side of the 6X5 to see how much resistance there is between it and ground/B-.
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6X5 tube blew out. - by gennet2 - 06-22-2011, 03:03 PM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by codefox1 - 06-22-2011, 04:08 PM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by Arran - 06-22-2011, 06:08 PM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by gennet2 - 06-23-2011, 04:08 AM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by gennet2 - 06-23-2011, 04:47 PM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by Arran - 06-24-2011, 12:57 AM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by gennet2 - 06-24-2011, 05:10 AM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by Raleigh - 06-24-2011, 10:33 AM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by Arran - 06-24-2011, 11:12 PM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by gennet2 - 06-26-2011, 06:26 PM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by gennet2 - 06-29-2011, 06:28 AM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by Ron Ramirez - 06-29-2011, 08:29 AM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by Ron Ramirez - 06-29-2011, 09:27 AM

Re: 6X5 tube blew out. - by Arran - 06-29-2011, 07:26 PM

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