Hey guys I was doing some voltage testing to make sure my amp was okay after pulling the speaker cable out while turned on.
All the voltages check out however I noticed that the preamp tubes have higher voltages than the charts by a good amount.
V1
pin 1: 200
pin 6: 202
V2
Pin 1: 184
Pin 6: 318
V3:
Pin 1: 252
Pin 6: 237
My AC voltages measure 3.55 not 3.15
My plate voltage is about 504 V on each output tube.
What could be going on?
High Voltages on Preamp Tubes.
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Re: High Voltages on Preamp Tubes.
high voltage dont hurt:harkkam08 wrote:Hey guys I was doing some voltage testing to make sure my amp was okay after pulling the speaker cable out while turned on.
All the voltages check out however I noticed that the preamp tubes have higher voltages than the charts by a good amount.
V1
pin 1: 200
pin 6: 202
V2
Pin 1: 184
Pin 6: 318
V3:
Pin 1: 252
Pin 6: 237
My AC voltages measure 3.55 not 3.15
My plate voltage is about 504 V on each output tube.
What could be going on?
http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php ... 65#p167965" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (see last post)
I run about the same preamp voltage you do, since almost 3 years without problem so far.
For the AC voltage you mean the heater Voltage? If yes, they sound high.
Mathieu