In a message dated 04/26/2000 12:50:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 2@vc.net
writes:
<<
This approach work ok for filament-type cathodes. For heater-type
cathodes, it sounds risky to me.
- later, Harald >>
RICH: they did that in the old tube type tv sets to give an " instant on"
effect the heaters ran at about 60% voltage, when the set was off. thinking
back, i wonder if this shortened the tube life including the pix tube??
HANK
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