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Atwater Kent 84
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I would not recommend it. First, the diodes have a very low forward drop, so unless you add series resistors you will end up with high B+ voltage. The tube 80 also acts as sort of a fuse, in that under momentary overload it will limit the transformer current to a safer value than a silicon diode. With a short on the B+ line the plates of the 80 may glow red, but if shut off quickly, likely no damage will result.

How bad is your 80? Sometimes a weak 80 still has enough emission to provide rated B+ voltage to the radio, especially with today's higher line voltage


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Atwater Kent 84 - by fields 100 - 05-22-2014, 05:52 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by Eliot Ness - 05-23-2014, 08:31 AM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by TA Forbes - 05-23-2014, 08:47 AM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by morzh - 05-23-2014, 09:25 AM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by fields 100 - 05-26-2014, 12:35 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by Eliot Ness - 05-26-2014, 01:00 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by Phlogiston - 05-26-2014, 03:32 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by Arran - 05-26-2014, 08:57 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by fields 100 - 05-27-2014, 09:38 AM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by Mondial - 05-27-2014, 12:02 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by Eliot Ness - 05-27-2014, 12:13 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by fields 100 - 05-27-2014, 12:20 PM
RE: Atwater Kent 84 - by Eliot Ness - 05-27-2014, 12:33 PM



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