In Reply to: running metal 6L6s in my Onix SP3? posted by gkargreen on July 27, 2014 at 16:12:49:
Pin one is connected to the metal case for shielding in RF circuits.
Lots of amps use pin one as a tie point for the screen resistor. In those designs, it will result in high voltage on the metal case.
I found out the hard way. Ouch!
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- Watch out for voltage on the metal case - Alpha Al 05:41:46 07/28/14 (1)
- RE: Watch out for voltage on the metal case - BofService 19:38:02 07/28/14 (0)