Re: Wot? No tube mixer??(YES IM STILL HERE< TY)

Please continue the discussion and correspondance with me.. 

This subject is still relevant as I still record quite frequently and
have found that the "commercially available" products out there just
dont tickle my fancy 

I am not a troll.

-Cipher /Tynan

cipher <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I am here.... I am not dissapeared, just had some business abroad that
> needed minding.
> 
> I am still interested, 
> 
> please continue
> 
> -t
> 
> Iain Churches" <IainNG@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> 
>> 
>> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Iain Churches wrote:
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>>>> Both Tynan and Eeyore seem to have disappeared.
>>>> Perhaps into a thermionic vacuum:-)
>>>
>>> Well ... Tynan disappeared first.
>> 
>> A couple of people suggested to me that the whole
>> thing was a troll, but it was such an interesting idea,
>> and made the great minds in RAT put on their
>> engineer's hats. So troll or not, it was worthy of
>> discussion.
>> 
>>> I haven't posted here for a bit since
>>> the place had collapsed into one of the usual pissing contests again
>> 
>> Isn't that about par for the course on Usenet groups generally?
>> 
>>> and
>>> I didn't see any interesting threads.
>> 
>> So start one:-)  You are one of the better technically educated
>> people here!
>> 
>> Can I suggest a topic for you?  A current limiter for tube heaters.
>> People are keen to use voltage regulation, which doesn't seem to
>> me to be so im****tant. Heaters are specified at +/- 5% so
>> anything between 6V and 6V6 for a 6V3 heater is within tolerance,
>> and with a wirewound pot between two 'lytics one can get it spot on.
>> But heaters draw huge currents at switch on.  Do you have a circuit,
>> using those funny black things with ****ny legs, that could current
>> limit?  Two circuits would be of interest.  One at say 1.2A
>> (a pair of B9A's)  and one at 3A (a pair of EL34's)
>> 
>> While RAT is quiet, I am using the time learning how to make
>> prof-quality PCBs !  (Gosh, is that a capital offence here?)
>> 
>> Regards to all
>> Iain 
>> 
>> 
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