Kris-
Are these 811 or 572? I've never owned a Centaur but have not had any
trouble with non-matched tubes in other amps, provided they were from the
same OEM.
A single used 811 or 572 should be pretty cheap, so how about hunting up
one each of the missing?
73, Bob ah7i/w4
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> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:39:40 -0400
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> Subject: [TenTec] Centaur Tubes odd ones in parallel
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> Ok, guys, here is the scoop.
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> My trusty Centaur seldom needs to be re-tubed, BUT now I have two pairs of
> tubes, one pair Taylor, and the other pair Svetlana because over time one
> tube left the troika for the electronic dump. Yes, matched tubes are the
> ideal, but having a couple of pairs sitting around doing nothing for me and
> no foreseeable makes me wonder. Just what would happen if they were a
> mixed troika. That would leave one tube in the bin ready for another time.
>
> Any ideas on dire consequences?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Kris KM2KM
> MERSCHROD
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> Ithaca, NY 14850
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