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Old June 13th 07, 09:08 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
Scott Dorsey Scott Dorsey is offline
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Ross, NS7F wrote:
In a circuit with two 6.3V tubes, can I just series the filaments so
that I can use a 12-13.8V supply? Or are there subtleties that I'm
missing?


You can, but the tube filaments won't last as long because of the turn-on
surge. If it's a circuit where the tubes fail with poor emission long before
the filament fails, that's fine.
--scott
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