So, CascadeTubes now has a Twitter feed. The link is “CaliSuncalc”. The link is also on the left side of the Blog page.
If you ask me what that means for the site, I can’t really say. There are a few tweets there already. This is going to be a journey of discovery. So I guess we’ll see how it goes.
Feel free to take a look or even follow my tweets.
The twitter feed is really working out well. Real time information. Excellent idea.
Question – is a 6W6 more or less a 6 volt version of the 50L6?
Comment – you mentioned a ltp push pull design. I’ve seen a few pentode versions out there, a triode like you are considering would be interesting.
Might be a good next project.
The similarities between the 6W6 and the 50L6 are many. In essence they have the same emission level, electrode structure, and transfer characteristics. This means that the produce nearly identical response values with one important exception. The 6W6 can do anything a 50L6 can do, but not vice versa. The 6W6, even though it shares the same power limits as the 50L6, is built to withstand higher plate and screen voltages than the 50L6. Think of the 6W6 as a very tough 50L6. The difference is because the 50L6 was designed to be primarily an audio output tube, and the 6W6 was designed primarily as a vertical deflection amplifier in television deflection circuitry. The latter being a more demanding environment than the former.
Really enjoying this Matt. I have a look every couple of days. Great idea.
Nice idea – step by step build progress, helps us to follow the project as it comes together.