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pleximajor · 07-10-2009, 02:02 AM

better hope your power transformer has enough heater current to run el34s
4 -6L6 need .9 amp each tube thats 3.6 amp on 4-6L6
4-El34 need 1.5 amps each tube thats 6 amps on 4- el34s
thats almost double the amount of current the power transformer may not be overrated by that much

07-10-2009, 02:02 AM	#41 (permalink)
pleximajor Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 41	Re: JCM 900 6l6 to EL34 Conversion problems better hope your power transformer has enough heater current to run el34s 4 -6L6 need .9 amp each tube thats 3.6 amp on 4-6L6 4-El34 need 1.5 amps each tube thats 6 amps on 4- el34s thats almost double the amount of current the power transformer may not be overrated by that much Last edited by pleximajor; 07-10-2009 at 09:51 AM.