5AR4/GZ34 Tube Wanted

[john]

At 09:38 PM 7/27/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> >Subject: 5AR4/GZ34 Tube WantedTo:  Denny, WB7EGG/6
>From:  Bob Groh, WA2CKY
>
>I, personally, do not try to replace vacuum tube rectifiers directly but
>simply replace them with silicon power rectifier diodes.

Be careful with this.... the forward drop is significantly less
than hollow state equvalents, and the immediate conduction
is not what the designers were aware of when designing the
circuit involved. Both can cause serious issues.
Best 73
/John