[BC] Ferkrimpt curve...

[Burt I. Weiner]

Tubes don't bend as hard as transistors.  Tubes tend to bend at the knee 
rather than bust.  When you do overdrive a tube it's easier to push it back 
into its socket than it is for a transistor. Bend is better than ferkrimpt.

Burt

At 07:01 PM 5/14/05 -0700, you wrote:
>Exactly! And when tubes do clip it is a "softer" action, more gradual rather
>than a single point cut off. Look at tube curves and it's more clear than
>I can make it without a graphic.
>
>Phil Alexander, CSRE
>Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology
>(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation)
>Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037

Burt I. Weiner Associates
Broadcast Technical Services
Glendale, California  U.S.A.
biwa at earthlink.net
K6OQK