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Old 21st Nov 2017, 9:47 pm   #11
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Default Re: What is meant by "kinkless"?

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Originally Posted by bluepilot View Post
I thought the beam tetrode was designed to circumvent the patents on pentodes. I think it was initially the pentode that removed the kink in the characteristic. But normal tetrodes have kinks in the characteristic curve.
But what I said is still true in that the beam tetrode was an alternative way to remove the kink while circumventing the patent on pentodes.
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