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Originally Posted by rlw
Duhhhh, I forgot about the center tap.  Been a loooooooong time since I messed around with brute-force power supplies.
Thanks for the explanation, and if I ever zap my diodes again, I'll replace 'em with a much cheaper half of a bridge.
RLW |
Speaking of brute-force power supplies, back in the late 60's and early 70's, I used to maintain some regulated ones that used eight 6L6 vacuum tubes (beam power tetrode) in the output. Four sets of matched pairs in parallel.
They powered mission critical devices, so the 6L6's were replaced twice a year and I'm still using some of the ones that were removed in a pair of McIntosh MK-30 audio amps that I fire up occasionally to play some Duane Eddy, Floyd Cramer or Flatt & Scruggs the way they ought to be played.
