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Offline Oddvar

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Hookup for EL34
« on: June 21, 2019, 07:57:29 am »
Hi.  Should pin 8 an 1 in EL34 be hooked together?

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Re: Hookup for EL34
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2019, 08:35:51 am »
yup
Went Class C for efficiency

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Re: Hookup for EL34
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2019, 06:15:54 pm »
And if you decide to use a 6L6 in that socket with pin 1 and 8 tied together, no problem.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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Re: Hookup for EL34
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2019, 07:10:25 pm »
+1 shooter
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