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Is there a name for this drive method?

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Not twice, but dependant on what signal is present at the 6080 plate. I haven't done the algebra, but it would certainly be interesting if the signal always happens to be so. Come to think of it, with mu = 2 in the 6080, a gain of -1 could easily happen, so yeah it would about double the signal. For a higher gain tube like say, 6LQ6, it should have higher initial gain and only somewhat higher gain with this arrangement (i.e. the same increase, but a smaller percentage given the higher total gain).

Bootstrapping didn't occur to me (Geek posted this elsewhere first ;) ), but it makes sense in a roundabout way. Bootstrapping is mostly a case of NFB, like CF with bootstrapped grid leak to increase input impedance, but PFB, I don't see why not. :)

Tim
 
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