<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3587" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3643">I am 73-years old. However, with "bionic" eyes (plastic lenses being installed with cataract surgery) I was able to see the "."! :>)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3587" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3587" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3644"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3645">Glen, K9STH </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3645"><br></div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3645">Website: http://k9sth.net</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3675" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3674"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3673"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006@frontier.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Robert Wood <radiorob@swbell.net>; Glen Zook <gzook@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> "Heath@puck.nether.net" <Heath@puck.nether.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 8, 2017 10:36 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Heath] DX-60A Grid Tune Issue<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3672"><br><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491667606823_3671">On 8 Apr 2017 at 14:18, Glen Zook wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> You need to read his original message again! He said 0.5 mA, not 5 mA.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Ah! Thank you, Glen. I missed that. And that is why when I wish to e-mail such info, I always<br clear="none">write it as "0.5" not simply ".5" as an example.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">In which case, he can completely dismiss anything I told him, except how to peak L-1.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> I have found that most of the 6146 family of tubes will put out full<br clear="none">> power at around 1.75 mA but not below.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Same here.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Between 2 mA and 2.5 mA grid current per tube is a good target.<br clear="none">> Anything above 3 mA will definitely shorten the life of the tube.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Yes. That is my experience too.<div class="yqt0114854903" id="yqtfd75581"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">> The "." before the 5 is very easy to miss!</div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Well, I missed it. After all, I am within only a few days of my 75th birthday, and my eyesight is<br clear="none">getting worse.<br clear="none"><br></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>