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RE: Will direct coupling shorting tube life??

I suspect that the damper diode is used as a time delay element (to delay B+ tirn on) and not for surge protection. Damper diodes such as the 6DE4 take a long long time to warm up - something greater than 20 seconds, if I recall correctly. Which brings up a point. If you need a damper diode for delay, why not get rid of the SS diodes and replace them all with damper diodes?


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  • RE: Will direct coupling shorting tube life?? - mikeyb 07:47:49 05/21/12 (0)

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