>
>snip---snip---snip---
>
>Of course, it is obviously impossible for the non-technical weenies to
>actually switch the amplifier on into a standby mode when starting the
>operating session - in which case the amp is ready to go by the time
>you're comfortable in the chair and decided which band to go on..............
>
>Peter G3RZP
>---snip---snip---snip---
>But... why pay for all that electricity when 90 or more percent of the
>time you don't need the amp?
An 8877 has a 50w heater. Is 50w a big deal? In this neighborhood,
we're talking 1/2 cent per hour.
>Wouldn't it be easier on the tube(s) as
>well... longer lifespan if only turned on when needed? - Bill H.
>
Not if the heater is operated just above the minimum V spec. // I have
seen Europe-California 80m sunset geo-mag-duct openings that were history
in c. four minutes. . In the Boy Scout's the motto is Be Prepared,
IOW, keep your cathodes at the ready.
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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