[sdiy] tube preamp and fx chain

René Schmitz uzs159 at uni-bonn.de
Sun Jun 25 23:32:53 CEST 2006


Hi again,

Antti Huovilainen wrote:
> You can't really bias 12AX7 at -2V with resistive plate load, get 
> max output swing and keep it within the allowed voltage limits.

Well, actually you can, you'd have to put a resistor from cathode to V+ 
to supply some extra current into the cathode resistor. (But I haven't 
seen this in guitar amps.)

Cheers,
  René

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