"John L Stewart"
'Phil Allison
John Byrns"
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Awesome, 26 Watts from a pair of 6V6s is pretty impressive!-
** Fraid it is quite commonplace.
Fender amps like this example from 1963 did the same.
http://tinyurl.com/b8hbs62
Note the use of -35V grid bias.
Thanx for that link Phil. I'm always amazed at how these guitar pickers
keep their stuff running with the OP section at these gross
overvoltages.
** The printed numbers are at idle conditions - at full output the HT
falls by about 20%.
JJ claims to have a better 6V6GT version, see it here-
http://frank.pocnet.net/sheets69.html
Has anyone tried JJ?
** Yep.
JJ have cheated - the plates of their " 6V6S " are identical to Sovtek
5881s so the available dissipation is way more. The heater / cathode
structure is modified to give the right numbers for a 6V6.
While this makes the tube ideal for use in amps like Fender Delux Revebs
that really " push the envelope" it sets up nasty a future problem if the
tube ever goes out of production.
..... Phil