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new jtm 45 trouble

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:08 am
by tooloud
PT 1202-55 Marstran
OT 784-103 Marstran
getting B+ 365 standby switch
getting 388 at pin 3 of power tubes
bias current at 1 ohm resistors 180 power tubes will start to
replate after short time.

Re: new jtm 45 trouble

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:00 am
by neikeel
1) Is your bias circuit grounded?

2) Check the ground on your output socket

3) That PT would normally have a 150k or 180k resistor before the diode

Oh and your bias caps are back to front!!

Re: new jtm 45 trouble

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:59 pm
by tooloud
bais caps were in backwards.... bias current correct now.... B+ now 422

Re: new jtm 45 trouble

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:45 pm
by neikeel
tooloud wrote:bais caps were in backwards.... bias current correct now.... B+ now 422
8) :thumbsup: