Asimov wrote:

"Cecil Moore" bravely wrote:
CM Why do the instructions on my stereo amp warn against
CM running the amp with no speakers attached?

Because then the screen tries to carry the plate signal, the reactance
in the output transformer is not damped, and because a tube is
sensitive to voltage, this quickly leads to a molten hole in the side?
Watts to plasma.

Sorry, it's solid state - no screen. Let's face it - unloaded
amplifiers tend to burn up no matter what class they are running.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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