01-05-2014, 04:10 PM
Vinzer;
You are correct that it was originally wired that way and has an insulated cathode, but for best protection, B+ rectifier tubes should be on a separate filament winding, especially where there is no fuse on the AC input. If there is a fuse then I might trust it. I have seen such tubes short cathode to filament and if that happens and there is no fuse, the transformer goes.
You are correct that it was originally wired that way and has an insulated cathode, but for best protection, B+ rectifier tubes should be on a separate filament winding, especially where there is no fuse on the AC input. If there is a fuse then I might trust it. I have seen such tubes short cathode to filament and if that happens and there is no fuse, the transformer goes.
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