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Old 06-05-2009, 11:39 AM
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The audio output tube is providing the 150V source, via its cathode. This effectively puts the audio output in series with the IF strip, in a sense the plate current gets used twice. Instead of burning power thru a dropping resistor to get the 150V, the audio output circuit becomes the equal to that dropping resistor.
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