Help me troubleshoot. Blowing tubes and fuses

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Jerryz1963
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Re: Help me troubleshoot. Blowing tubes and fuses

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EL34's pentodes. I blew through several pentodes cause I had a bad solder joint for the suppressor grid. IMHO, it's a good idea to tie the suppressors to the cathode and not circuit common (buss bar or whatever you use). They flashed spectacularly inside.
Jerry
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