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In Reply to: RE: Rectifer Tube Choice for easy on the other components............. posted by Cut-Throat on April 2, 2021 at 14:59:19:
The forward drop in 5Y3s is larger than that in 5U4s. Therefore, rectifying with a 5Y3 gets you fewer B+ volts than rectifying with a 5U4. What sort of an effect the "shorter" B+ rail has will be situation dependent.
Eli D.
Edits: 04/02/21
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