I think I may have once worked on a very old organ amplifier in a church that used the 6B4G power tubes.
Best regards - Brian Carling AF4K Crystals Co. 117 Sterling Pine St. Sanford, FL 32773 Tel: +USA 321-262-5471 > On Oct 19, 2014, at 9:28 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Thanks to all respondents answering my question regarding the dual structures > inside a pair of 6B4G tubes I have. > > The explanations make sense: more plate area for higher power and/or use > existing structures and double them up within one bottle for cost savings. > > Take care and enjoy the autumn. The colors were great up in Duluth, > Minnesota, this past weekend. > > Best Regards, > > William > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Question for 6B4G > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 03:31:28 +0000 > > > > > Hello All, > > Today's question: Why does a Tung Sol 6B4G have 2 plates in each bottle > while the data sheet (http://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/127/6/6B4G.pdf) shows > only one? > > It is late at night and I admit to not examining the internals very closely > as yet. I suppose each plate is tied together as well as each grid? Seems > somewhat strange to me. What would be the reason or the advantage? Do the > tubes need to maximize the plate surface area for some reason? > > I have not seen or used this particular tube before, so if the explanation > has been given at some point in the past I will apologize for repeating the > question. > > Thanks in advance for any lore that can be passed along. Yes, I did poke > around on the web but I only see mentions of single and dual plate structures > - but no functional explanations. > > Best Regards, > > William > > _______________________________________________ > Boatanchors mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors _______________________________________________ Boatanchors mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
