Can put a 2A3 in a stock Parabee?

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Offline anystereo

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on: April 15, 2014, 11:25:00 AM
Can put a 2A3 in a stock Parabee?

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Reply #1 on: April 15, 2014, 11:31:39 AM
Sure. As long as you don't turn it on.

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Reply #2 on: April 15, 2014, 05:51:45 PM
In other words, no -  the filament voltage is 5v and a 2A3 wants 2.5v. You could re-wire for 2.5v but then the plate dissipation would quickly ruin the 2A3. Unless it was a 2A3-40, which is a 2.5v version of a 300B, in which case why would you want to go to all that trouble?!?!

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