What is Bias Excursion and How Bad is it?

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Re: What is Bias Excursion and How Bad is it?

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pin 8 is the cathode - how does it get to -29V etc?
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Re: What is Bias Excursion and How Bad is it?

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pdf64 wrote:pin 8 is the cathode - how does it get to -29V etc?
Looks like he was referring to a current measurement in mA (via mV at pin 8):
SilverFox wrote:I was referring to pin 8 as the measurement point for the bias. After changing out the OT the bias seemed to have stabilized...
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