05-14-2013, 08:30 PM
Hi,
I thought some of those SS replacements available had other components inside to give a 'soft-start- just as a tube would?
( http://www.webervst.com/ccap.html)
Yes, replacing the 5Y3 with just a couple of diodes you'd get more B+ and you'd have to adjust that,(again, heat dissapation from a resistor) and you still have the instant B+ which a standard tube does not give right away.
Personally, I'd leave the tube in as designed.
As far as your fan, that's up to you. I would have the fan pulling the warm air out, instead of blowing on the tubes. Pulling the ai out might give a better overall airflow to the whole chassis. Remember though, you have to have a source of incoming air.
I thought some of those SS replacements available had other components inside to give a 'soft-start- just as a tube would?
( http://www.webervst.com/ccap.html)
Yes, replacing the 5Y3 with just a couple of diodes you'd get more B+ and you'd have to adjust that,(again, heat dissapation from a resistor) and you still have the instant B+ which a standard tube does not give right away.
Personally, I'd leave the tube in as designed.
As far as your fan, that's up to you. I would have the fan pulling the warm air out, instead of blowing on the tubes. Pulling the ai out might give a better overall airflow to the whole chassis. Remember though, you have to have a source of incoming air.
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