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Re: [Amps] Instant-On

To: "Harold B. Mandel" <ka1xo@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Instant-On
From: Vic Rosenthal <vic@rakefet.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:04:06 -0800
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Harold B. Mandel wrote:

> Not letting a tube amplifier go through a minimum
> warm-up cycle is like getting in your car on a brisk
> winter morning and instantly driving off on the
> interstate.
> 
> I bet the guys at Richardson's and RF Parts just love
> shipping those "Instant-On" tubes.

I can't prove it, but I'm sure I pushed a 3-500Z over the edge by hitting it 
with full drive just as the soft-start relay pulled in.  After that I always 
waited at least a few seconds after the click.

-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco

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