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In Reply to: Tube life same at idle vs with signal? posted by Jonesy on March 31, 2016 at 19:23:04:

Tubes operating in Class AB1 and B dissipate more power as signal levels increase. Running such amplifiers at high output levels continuously can definitely shorten the life of the tubes.

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Topic - Tube life same at idle vs with signal? - Jonesy 19:23:04 03/31/16 (3)

If AB1 Power Stage... - Triode_Kingdom 05:35:04 04/01/16 (0)

Also, the heater doesn't care about signal and will burn out like a lightbulb - Chip647 05:07:41 04/01/16 (0)

It depends - Michael Samra 21:09:13 03/31/16 (0)

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If AB1 Power Stage... - Triode_Kingdom 05:35:04 04/01/16 (0)

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