Consequences of an imbalance between the two sides of a 5U4G rectifier

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There is a Tungsol 5U4G on Ebay that has test results of 90 and 75 on a Heath tester with a minimum of 50 being passing. I am wondering what the consequences would be of using such an unbalanced 5U4G rectifier in a tube rectified SET amp. What would this imbalance do electrically and would you expect to hear a sonic difference compared to a well balanced rectifier of the same brand/construction? I have a number of 5URGâ€™s, but they are all pretty closely matched between sections, so I have no experience with this level of imbalance.

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Topic - Consequences of an imbalance between the two sides of a 5U4G rectifier - Rick R 13:39:24 07/05/08 (4)

RE: Consequences of an imbalance between the two sides of a 5U4G rectifier - R. Mercure 10:15:02 07/06/08 (0)

RE: Consequences of an imbalance between the two sides of a 5U4G rectifier - Neff 07:42:31 07/06/08 (0)

RE: Consequences of an imbalance between the two sides of a 5U4G rectifier - Tom Bavis 15:54:47 07/05/08 (1)

RE: Consequences of an imbalance between the two sides of a 5U4G rectifier - FenderLover 18:01:48 07/05/08 (0)

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