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Merlin · 11th Jan 2007, 10:20 am

What you say about clipping makes sense, I can see how the triode prevents the Collector-Emitter voltage going below about 50V. This is good news (I build guitar amps too), so the triode can still draw grid-current if the grid goes positive!
A few guitar amps do use triode power valves, and that's why I'm interested in seeing the clipping wave forms. This could be very useful for a small size, low power guitar amp, or for driving a spring-reverb tank. I'd also like to try making a small HiFi amp using this mehtod, for a Laptop for example.

Your English is ok so far!

11th Jan 2007, 10:20 am	#28
Merlin Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. Posts: 67	Re: making an audio output triode... What you say about clipping makes sense, I can see how the triode prevents the Collector-Emitter voltage going below about 50V. This is good news (I build guitar amps too), so the triode can still draw grid-current if the grid goes positive! A few guitar amps do use triode power valves, and that's why I'm interested in seeing the clipping wave forms. This could be very useful for a small size, low power guitar amp, or for driving a spring-reverb tank. I'd also like to try making a small HiFi amp using this mehtod, for a Laptop for example. Your English is ok so far!