RE: Do tubes run any hotter at high volumes?

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In Reply to: Do tubes run any hotter at high volumes? posted by jaydacus on April 27, 2017 at 18:08:29:

Sure they do. The more you ask from them, the more electrons flow and hit the plates, thus making them hotter. That's why git. amps. that are run very hard need retubing more than a HiFi amp that's not normally pushed to saturation. Now I'm talking about Class AB1 amps, Class A amps actually run cooler the harder you drive them because some of the power previously wasted on the plates, are being routed to the load (speaker).

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Topic - Do tubes run any hotter at high volumes? - jaydacus 18:08:29 04/27/17 (2)

RE: Do tubes run any hotter at high volumes? - Audio Pete 13:23:31 05/25/17 (0)

Class A actually can run cooler at full output - Chip647 20:45:14 04/27/17 (0)

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RE: Do tubes run any hotter at high volumes? - Audio Pete 13:23:31 05/25/17 (0)

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