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Ed_Dinning · 3rd Jan 2021, 8:15 pm

Hi Gents, please note that the PSU on the Sussex is designed to test valves, on a low duty cycle.
It is not designed to "burn in" audio power tubes or act as a continuously running high current bench power pack.
The transformer for this duty would be much larger and more costly

Ed

3rd Jan 2021, 8:15 pm	#1613
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,194	Re: The "Sussex" Homebrew Valve Tester. Hi Gents, please note that the PSU on the Sussex is designed to test valves, on a low duty cycle. It is not designed to "burn in" audio power tubes or act as a continuously running high current bench power pack. The transformer for this duty would be much larger and more costly Ed