JJ vs eml

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Offline Mike class A

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on: August 22, 2013, 11:15:10 AM
Has any one compared the JJ 2A3  40 against the
Eml 2A3-s tubes?  Saw you cannot use PIO in cc.
Not sure why???

Mike



Offline Paul Joppa

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Reply #1 on: August 22, 2013, 01:16:03 PM
Some PIO caps have earned a bad reputation for excessive leakage current and/or shorting out. This applies excess grid voltage to the power tube, which is very bad for tubes.

Paul Joppa