Should be fine, I would guess. The core might be saturating a little, but I would guess you would really notice if it was too bad- core saturation gives some naaaasty distortion. However seeing that a 2A3 only puts out a couple of watts anyway, shouldn't be a problem. You might not get great bass response though, if its on the edge of saturation.
I use some SE transformers designed for EL84 in my 2A3 amp, and no problems thus far. The manufacturer probably put a little bit of extra current capacity,
I can't imagine how it would shorten the life of the tubes or transformers- generally transformers either work fine or not at all.
If you were really worried, whack a bigger cathode resistor in the power tube to lower the current a bit.
I use some SE transformers designed for EL84 in my 2A3 amp, and no problems thus far. The manufacturer probably put a little bit of extra current capacity,
I can't imagine how it would shorten the life of the tubes or transformers- generally transformers either work fine or not at all.
If you were really worried, whack a bigger cathode resistor in the power tube to lower the current a bit.
A fully loaded transformer tends to give better regulation any ways. That is, the output voltage will be more resistant to change if the input voltage changes breifly and slightly
Most transformers have very genourous overload ratings. On the order of 200% for 30 seconds. However, I am sure there is a duty cycle associated with this
Unless something went haywire with your grid, I don't think you will have an issue
Most transformers have very genourous overload ratings. On the order of 200% for 30 seconds. However, I am sure there is a duty cycle associated with this
Unless something went haywire with your grid, I don't think you will have an issue
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