In Reply to: Voltage regulator gas tube question posted by vetmedrobert@gmail.com on July 26, 2017 at 09:19:27:
No, it's not defective. The RCA tube manual states the 0A2 anode voltage drop can range from 140 volts to 168 volts.
It's just normal variation from tube to tube. Also, the tube can take 20 minutes or so to stabilize at its normal voltage. And over the life of the tube that voltage may drop some.
Whenever you are checking out a component like that you need to pay careful attention to the operating conditions and tolerances.
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- RE: Voltage regulator gas tube question - Jim McShane 11:18:58 07/26/17 (5)
- RE: Voltage regulator gas tube question - shane. 22:10:12 07/28/17 (2)
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- RE: Not Correct - shane. 01:00:48 08/04/17 (0)
- RE: Voltage regulator gas tube question - vetmedrobert@gmail.com 16:20:28 07/26/17 (1)
- RE: Voltage regulator gas tube question - Jim McShane 11:35:20 07/27/17 (0)