generating bias voltage question

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Re: series heater question

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doctord02 wrote:Hey Dan-

are there any polarity or phase issues to be aware of when wiring these heaters in series pairs? Keep them both the same? Reverse one from the other? Doesnt matter either way?

Seems I recall reading that there are some noise issues when wiring preamp tube heaters in series and to overcome them you wire them out of phase.

Of course, I could be smoking crack... memory aint what it used to be...
Funk has experimented with it as well as others. Nobody I've talked to thinks it makes any difference. I do it with pre tubes just because it doesn't hurt and it's easy. I can't imagine it making any difference on Power Tubes but what the hey?
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Re: generating bias voltage question

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I think I was mixing up DC heaters in the preamp with this situation, and with it AC I doubt it will matter. Easy enough to change if needed...

Thanks!
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