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Re: [TCML] Massive VTTC!!!
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 19:44, Roger Smith <rwsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I wouldn't worry about staccato mode. Staccato mode is for people with
> wimpy tubes.
>
I disagree.
Staccato can provide improved performance for just about any tube coil,
provided you have the right sort of supply. The advantage comes in when you
have a doubler arrangement (like that which is found in a microwave oven)
and you have transformers that either have leakage L built in, or added.
This allows you to get slightly elongated pulses. If you don't use staccato
you hardly gain anything from having the doubler arrangement. I modified
the staccato controller from Steve Ward's site to allow me to switch the
filament to ground slightly earlier in order to have the tube grounded for
the entire ~15ms pulse. I get 36" from a single 833C.
~15mS Pulse Scope Shot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pslawinski/4580086498/
My VTTC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pslawinski/4775775599/
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