>The amp could be very parasitic and show no readily visible symptoms,
>until.....
Excuse me? How can an amp be parasitic when it is keyed and with zero
input signal and there is no excess plate current above the idle value
and no grid current?
Please explain how a damaging parasitic can exist w/o any power other
than idle power being dissipated in the tube.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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