Re: Another DIY project finished

"Don Pearce" <donald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

> Just out of interest, how did you wire the 6V6 as a pentode? It is
> a
> beam tetrode.

So can't a 6V6 be in pentode mode? I have never heard of beam
tetrode mode.

cheers, Ian


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