On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:31:00 GMT, (Don Pearce)
wrote:

I always found that for making low signal measurements on tubes it was
a good idea to supply the heater from a battery. Did away with all
sorts of mains hum nasties.

No good for a final design, of course - but that's another question.

Agreed. A lead-acid accumulator is much better. ;-)

This brings back fond memories of my Beethoven Portable radio. This
had valves to die for and was powered from batteries - one for the HT
and a 'grid bias' battery which supplied around five different
voltages.

The output valve had a terminal on the top (from memory, the anode) in
addition to the terminals at the base. It was around 15cm tall.

--
Chris Isbell
Southampton, UK

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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:31:00 GMT, (Don Pearce)
wrote:

I always found that for making low signal measurements on tubes it was
a good idea to supply the heater from a battery. Did away with all
sorts of mains hum nasties.

No good for a final design, of course - but that's another question.

Agreed. A lead-acid accumulator is much better. ;-)

This brings back fond memories of my Beethoven Portable radio. This
had valves to die for and was powered from batteries - one for the HT
and a 'grid bias' battery which supplied around five different
voltages.

The output valve had a terminal on the top (from memory, the anode) in
addition to the terminals at the base. It was around 15cm tall.



Last time I saw the Leicester Invester he had a big pile of bright
yellow industrial batteries that he intended to use to run a valve
amp..???

Chris Isbell wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:31:00 GMT, (Don Pearce)
wrote:


I always found that for making low signal measurements on tubes it was
a good idea to supply the heater from a battery. Did away with all
sorts of mains hum nasties.

No good for a final design, of course - but that's another question.


Agreed. A lead-acid accumulator is much better. ;-)

This brings back fond memories of my Beethoven Portable radio. This
had valves to die for and was powered from batteries - one for the HT
and a 'grid bias' battery which supplied around five different
voltages.

The output valve had a terminal on the top (from memory, the anode) in
addition to the terminals at the base. It was around 15cm tall.


Thats annoying, I am now trying to find what the battery output valve
was with a top cap.

I am thinking of the likes of PT15 or 807, but neither of those are
"battery" valves.

--
Nick

"Nick Gorham"

Thats annoying, I am now trying to find what the battery output valve was
with a top cap.



** The 1B8-GT was popular in battery portables.

http://www.nj7p.org/Tube4.php?tube=1B8GT



........ Phil

Phil Allison wrote:

"Nick Gorham"


Thats annoying, I am now trying to find what the battery output valve was
with a top cap.




** The 1B8-GT was popular in battery portables.

http://www.nj7p.org/Tube4.php?tube=1B8GT



....... Phil






Ah, yes, that would make sense, single ended pentode output stage.
Thanks Phil.

--
Nick

"Chris Isbell" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:31:00 GMT, (Don Pearce)
wrote:

I always found that for making low signal measurements on tubes it was
a good idea to supply the heater from a battery. Did away with all
sorts of mains hum nasties.

No good for a final design, of course - but that's another question.

Agreed. A lead-acid accumulator is much better. ;-)

This brings back fond memories of my Beethoven Portable radio. This
had valves to die for and was powered from batteries - one for the HT
and a 'grid bias' battery which supplied around five different
voltages.

The output valve had a terminal on the top (from memory, the anode) in
addition to the terminals at the base. It was around 15cm tall.

A colleague of mine has just such a radio (though not a Beethoven
portable) with two lead-acid accumulators.

It also has a three-position preset tone control marked
"Speech", "Music" and "Jazz" :-)

Iain

In article i,
Iain Churches wrote:
It also has a three-position preset tone control marked
"Speech", "Music" and "Jazz" :-)

My parents had a radiogram where the tone controls were labelled 'bass'
and 'brilliance' They were rotary switches rather than pots and appeared
to be high pass and low pass filters only - no boost. Wonder when Mr
Baxandall produced his near universal design?

(My spool cheeker didn't recognise Baxandall so knowing you picky lot I
did a Google on 'baxandall tone control'. And the first hit was pages
written by 'our own' Jim Lesurf...)

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