Use Of 6146Ws In SB-400

[john]

I've used "W"s in my HW 101s and never encountered a bit of problem.

Best
John



At 08:54 AM 1/10/02 -0500, Kechkaylo Dave (ATLINKS) wrote:
>To All:
>
>I have just recently re-tubed my SB-400 finals with a new set of 6146Ws. The
>finals neutralized just fine, and operate perfectly normal in this rig. Grid
>and plate currents are within specs. In fact, I've noticed absolutely no
>operational difference in this SB-400 when I've used either the 6146As or
>6146Ws; both types neutralize properly and operate basically the same in
>terms of power developed into the load, and tube currents. I was told that
>6146Ws will work FB in this rig, and they do. Besides, they're much less
>expensive to obtain new (from RF Parts), since they have lots of the "W",
>ruggedized-version, available.
>
>I would be interested to hear what others have to say about this: if they've
>encountered problems in their SB-gear using 6146Ws, since the design of the
>final section of these rigs are all pretty much the same throughout the SB
>lineup.
>
>Thanks, and regards,
>
>Dave Kechkaylo, W8DLK
>
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