TX-1 Temp Test Results (Was: AC Line Voltages, Then and Now)

[Neil Morrison]

You'll still be kinder if you run it at 110 AC.

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <digital-conjurers at ADELPHIA.NET>

> ...so it seems that the running temp of this unit is more a function of 
> time, rather than AC input voltage.  At the least,  the extra 8 volts AC 
> input voltage doesn't seem to matter a great deal here.
>
> With anything (like some 30's broadcast sets) designed for 110VAC running 
> on 127VAC, yes, I can see that shortening tube life and heating it up a 
> bit, especially with any radio that, by design, ran final audio tube 
> plates at the ragged end of their ratings with a 110 VAC input (Atwater 
> Kents come to mind.... )
>
> But with this 1958 Ham rig, it doesn't seem to matter _too_ much.

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