>>The tube also draws less current, because HV is less.
>
>No. The tube draws maximum current when the plate volts are minimum, and the
>grid the most positive (which may not necessarily be positive with respect
>to cathode). So it's swing that gets cramped - the minimum plate voltage
>shouldn't move that far.
That's what I always thought too: When you decrease plate voltage, plate
current increases. I can see that on my amp when I drop the plate
voltage with the variac. I draw more plate current.
73,
Jon
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