Heater voltage is a little low??!!??

5150loveeddie · Post by **5150loveeddie** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:58 pm

My heaters when no tubes in are at 6vac, when tubes are in they are at 5.8vac, is that acceptable? Any danger for that cathode ******* don't remember the world!!?

My wall output gives me 123vac in general.

Dax · Post by **Dax** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:10 pm

my heaters were at 5.8, and I was told that was very low for heater voltages. I discovered that my amp was using the 200volt tap. My B+ was about 35 Volts low also. Hooked up the 120 tap and bam, heaters at 6.2 and B+ at 380VDC (50 Watter)

Dax

5150loveeddie · Post by **5150loveeddie** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:19 pm

Yeah that is what someone told me!!!!!!!!!!!!

5150loveeddie · Post by **5150loveeddie** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:37 pm

What can be done to fix that? I'm using the Heyboer's

Dax · Post by **Dax** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:02 pm

make sure you know what tap you are using. Maybe you used the 110 or 200 volt tap by accident.

Dax

flemingmras · Post by **flemingmras** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:52 am

On the Heyboers make sure you're using the red and the orange wires. Those are the correct taps for 120VAC operation.

If not, switch the wires around.

Jon