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Tube curves and Class A

I accept that linearity varies from one tube to another. My only points are that linearity will always be better by varying degrees with a more horizontal load line and that to the eye, scale can be deceiving when viewing plate curves.

On the latter, here's a link to a graph of plate curve for a 6SN7 at low voltage and low plate current taken from Stephie's Site. It's not what I was looking for but it will tell the story. This region on a larger scale would normally look non linear. You can Sim curves to explore the effect yourself.

It's clear that good linearity can be gained at many different operating points where power is not a prerequisite.

Naz


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