12-12-2016, 05:39 PM
Well, yes, I do stand corrected for my former error. Any possibility of being understood as using millifarads was not what I intended.
I did use to have these mental blocks at Maplins some months ago when trying to locate capacitors. The staff were not much use at all, except for one guy who wasn't too bad. I recall him saying, "Well, we only have 100 nanofarads", and I'd just block because I was used to old texts and micromicrofarads. So in one case we had to google a converter.
On another theme I did solve the mystery of the low volts on a EABC80 anode. I'd been mystified to get only 60 odd volts on the anode and assumed there was an HT issue. Finally I located the workshop readings for the whole set voltages which I'd not noticed tucked away. It's meant to be 60 odd volts. Apparently Philips and some German radios do use lower voltage valves sometimes. I have more data on this valve but not time now to post details.
I did use to have these mental blocks at Maplins some months ago when trying to locate capacitors. The staff were not much use at all, except for one guy who wasn't too bad. I recall him saying, "Well, we only have 100 nanofarads", and I'd just block because I was used to old texts and micromicrofarads. So in one case we had to google a converter.
On another theme I did solve the mystery of the low volts on a EABC80 anode. I'd been mystified to get only 60 odd volts on the anode and assumed there was an HT issue. Finally I located the workshop readings for the whole set voltages which I'd not noticed tucked away. It's meant to be 60 odd volts. Apparently Philips and some German radios do use lower voltage valves sometimes. I have more data on this valve but not time now to post details.
