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Tube bloat in an RCA?
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06-12-2013, 03:40 PM
The D-22 is quite a set!

One thing I have always wondered about is why resort to a 2V tube when there were very good 6V tubes available?

Both the 6A3 and 6B4G are considered equivalent to the 2A3 in the RCA RC-17 manual.
Additionally, 6L6 tubes were available.
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Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Jayce - 06-05-2013, 10:41 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Marsupial - 06-05-2013, 11:00 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by TA Forbes - 06-05-2013, 11:18 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Jayce - 06-05-2013, 11:28 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by TA Forbes - 06-05-2013, 11:39 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Jayce - 06-06-2013, 03:54 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by TA Forbes - 06-07-2013, 12:56 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by codefox1 - 06-07-2013, 03:56 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Jayce - 06-07-2013, 04:54 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by y2kbruce - 06-07-2013, 05:21 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by SteveJB - 06-08-2013, 08:34 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Doug Houston - 06-09-2013, 01:00 AM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by BrendaAnnD - 06-09-2013, 02:34 AM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by TA Forbes - 06-09-2013, 11:17 AM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Doug Houston - 06-10-2013, 06:39 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by BrendaAnnD - 06-10-2013, 08:09 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Jayce - 06-10-2013, 08:59 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by Paul Philco322 - 06-10-2013, 09:07 PM
RE: Tube bloat in an RCA? - by TA Forbes - 06-12-2013, 03:40 PM



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