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Old 30th Jan 2010, 4:08 pm   #14
Peter.N.
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Default Re: EL or PL509 as an audio output valve.

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Originally Posted by Lee de Forest View Post
I tried an EL38 in a scrap radio. It was only running on 110v with a dodgy speaker but it didn't sound to bad. Probably scope for improvement. Top cap anode put me off a bit though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kxUeFEqCTA
They hurt a lot more in TVs with about 3kv on them, I've got the burns to prove it.
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