el 34 in a 18 watt tmb

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mark enger
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el 34 in a 18 watt tmb

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what would it take to run a el 34 instead of a el84 in a 18 watt marshall tmb build, whats heater voltage on a el34, what resistor would run the bias, a opt that runs a el 34 would that work with the 34 it a 8 ahm only opt??? if this wont wotk or is to complacated what a cool el 12ax7 build will a pt meant for a 2 el84 amp even run a set of el34??
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benoit
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Re: el 34 in a 18 watt tmb

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mark enger wrote:what would it take to run a el 34 instead of a el84 in a 18 watt marshall tmb build, whats heater voltage on a el34, what resistor would run the bias, a opt that runs a el 34 would that work with the 34 it a 8 ahm only opt??? if this wont wotk or is to complacated what a cool el 12ax7 build will a pt meant for a 2 el84 amp even run a set of el34??
Heater current alone would likely be a problem. 2xel84 would draw about 1.5A. That would only run heaters on ONE el34.
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