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Master Chief 516
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I actually have a couple of questions:
Back in the day, you just tuned "load" and "tune" both for max and called it a day. We didn't know what we were actually loading and tuning, but its what we were told to do. It always worked right up to the point that the tube(s) failed!
The Pride DX-300 manual says to "...peak the PLATE TUNE control for maximum...". Then you are supposed to advance the PLATE LOADING control a 1/2 a division and peak the PLATE TUNE again. This goes back and forth until you reach maximum smoke. Finally, they state that the final tuning is always done with the PLATE TUNE control.
Nowadays, everyone seems to have a radio that "swings". Some people tune with just a dead key while others tune with audio into the mic.
Question #1:
Dead key or audio; and why.
Question #2:
If you want to throttle your amplifer down, but don't have control over the input wattage, can your back off on the LOADING or will this hurt the tube?
What is the PROPER way to tune an amplifier and why?
Dino
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Back in the day, you just tuned "load" and "tune" both for max and called it a day. We didn't know what we were actually loading and tuning, but its what we were told to do. It always worked right up to the point that the tube(s) failed!
The Pride DX-300 manual says to "...peak the PLATE TUNE control for maximum...". Then you are supposed to advance the PLATE LOADING control a 1/2 a division and peak the PLATE TUNE again. This goes back and forth until you reach maximum smoke. Finally, they state that the final tuning is always done with the PLATE TUNE control.
Nowadays, everyone seems to have a radio that "swings". Some people tune with just a dead key while others tune with audio into the mic.
Question #1:
Dead key or audio; and why.
Question #2:
If you want to throttle your amplifer down, but don't have control over the input wattage, can your back off on the LOADING or will this hurt the tube?
What is the PROPER way to tune an amplifier and why?
Dino
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