What is grid resistance of 807/6l6 in pentode

[ryuji]

Datasheets only specify maximum resistance value but I'm not using a resistor, my capacitor is directly connected and fixed bias is through a resistor

I want to know because I want to calculate for exact high pass cutoff for my speakers.

Heres my schematic.




Oh and while we are talking about it, this equation for high pass filter effect of coupling caps is correct?

C=10/(2*pi*grid_resistor*cutoff_freq)

In the case of my pre the grid resistance is 1 meg plus 15k correct?

Schematic here:

[kevinkr]

The grid resistance is undefined by definition, and at dc is only limited by leakage currents, so the input impedance is really the resistive component of your grid bias resistor appearing in parallel with the reactive component produced by miller capacitance, strays and inter-electrode capacitances.

IIRC that should be 1/......

Preamp: The input impedance of the follower is extremely high because the 1M grid bias resistor is bootstrapped by the AC voltage dropped across that 15K resistor, as a swag it could be equivalent to 10M or more - depends on the losses in the follower.

Power Amp: Note that in your power amplifier the schade style feedback is going to defeat your desired lf cut off, this should be done outside of the feedback loop, best really at the input of your amplifier. Also that 2.6K is far too low a load for a 12AT7, something on the order of 30K would give much better results.

I recommend using spice to double check one's calculations, and measurement of the working circuit to verify it works as expected.

[ryuji]

So best to select interstage capacitors such that they are pretty much transparent to the signal and either use a input cap or the preamp coupling cap to create my filter?

perhaps seeing the rest of the bias supply design is in order, I think it might already have needed resistance:



I'm still learning about tube amps, these forums have been helping me alot

[Tom Bavis]

You need a higher grid resistor - up to 47K - for the 807s (100K max for one tube). And you need a plate resistor for the 12AT7 or there won't be any signal coming out of it...

[ryuji]

I actually have the circuits I have schematics to fully working/funtioning and sounds great, I just wanted to start tuning the circuit for my speakers but don't fully understand the circuit and tube operation analysis, but I'm beginning to get there

[DF96]

The formula you need is
C=1/(2*pi*relevant_resistance*cutoff_freq)
where relevant_resistance will typically be
grid_leak_resistor + output_impedance_of_previous_stage
and the latter is typically
anode_impedance in parallel with anode_load_resistor

The factor of 10 you had is sometimes used when you don't want the coupling or cathode decoupling to set the LF rolloff. If within a feedback loop then it all changes anyway, so you need to do some reading on feedback theory.

[quikie22]

Originally Posted by ryuji

This circuit is working? Without a plate resistor at 12AT7? hmmm... very curious...

this looks vaguely similar to the RH807 with paralleled Output tubes.

[kevinkr]

Originally Posted by quikie22

This circuit is working? Without a plate resistor at 12AT7? hmmm... very curious...

this looks vaguely similar to the RH807 with paralleled Output tubes.

That 265V tag on the plate of the 12AT7 probably is informational only..

[ryuji]

Originally Posted by kevinkr

That 265V tag on the plate of the 12AT7 probably is informational only..

This is correct

I only referenced that diagram to show bias supply design

Looks like ill be trying to put together a sim model of my amp when I get some free time. I know less then I thought it seems

so right now I'm using too small a resistor, but what does that do compared to the correct one, just attempting to understand. Should the bias and cap be tied in before this resistor or its it right to directly connect cap

for my tube amp in general, my buddy nudged me in the direction of a beginning with his schematic and reference to a pre circuit and has mostly let me figure things out as I go

[DF96]

Having a grid leak of 470R, fed via 0.33uF from a 12AT7 anode (with 300R cathode degeneration) would give you rather low forward gain and rather high distortion! However, you are partially saved by the 22K pot. Your total grid leak resistance will be somewhere around 6K, depending on the bias setting. This is still far too low, but not quite so disastrous. The open-loop LF rolloff due to the 0.33uF cap will be somewhere around 20Hz, so OK, but you are throwing away gain and creating distortion by loading the 12AT7 so much.

I know less then I thought it seems

You said it!