I will keep this all in mind for sure 👍!!
On Jan 21, 2024, at 1:31 PM, Don Root VA3DRL <drootofallevil@teksavvy.com> wrote:
Robert , that method likely wont to much. I was mainly suggesting that many applications of tubes are not at one bias voltage. Variable Mu tubes are often have the bias controlled by the AVC. For the tube to do its job, it has to work as intended over a wide range of bias voltages/ gains.
Your testers likely test that the tube can provide lots of transcconductance[Gm] [gain, sort-of]. however when the bias is say minus 20 V, they don't bother to do another test the Gm ,, But they do/ can test for gas. It the tube is gassy it mucks-up the tube operation so it cant operate at small gain/ plate current so the tube can't throttle-back to low amplification.
I think I just saw that a 6SK7 has a normal Gm of 5000, but should throttle -back to only 10, [micro-Mhos] I think.
reading back; many 1930's gas tests were not very sensitive, but likely your testers have a good separate gas test using a marked "gas"switch. I wonder if you have tried that on the tube in question?
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 07:56 AM, Robert Lonn WA6PHN wrote:
Not sure about that till I get further into this.. Sometimes I will turn the Bias up and down just to watch how the meter responds.. Not very scientific..--
73 don va3drl
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