All construction techniques and the order of connections work fine until they do not.
98% of the time, it works with the diode connected directly to the grid.
Then, based on the 2% that do not work, we get a new thread asking for help.
Just exactly what I see on these threads.
Another thing that can happen, is a schematic is followed perfectly, including the grid stopper resistor.
But, the grid stopper resistor is mounted on a pair of pins on a wiring board, and then a 6 inch wire from the resistor to the grid. That defeats the proper grid stopper purpose, even though it is schematically correct.
And, someone who says he added a grid stopper and used that 6 inch wire, and then he said it did not fix his problem, is absolutely correct, that will not help if his grid needs a stopper.
The above are just my opinions.
98% of the time, it works with the diode connected directly to the grid.
Then, based on the 2% that do not work, we get a new thread asking for help.
Just exactly what I see on these threads.
Another thing that can happen, is a schematic is followed perfectly, including the grid stopper resistor.
But, the grid stopper resistor is mounted on a pair of pins on a wiring board, and then a 6 inch wire from the resistor to the grid. That defeats the proper grid stopper purpose, even though it is schematically correct.
And, someone who says he added a grid stopper and used that 6 inch wire, and then he said it did not fix his problem, is absolutely correct, that will not help if his grid needs a stopper.
The above are just my opinions.
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Couldn't agree with you more. I'm beginning to think that there's a category of information that's "best practice" and another category called "lore". It's hard to explain which is which, and probably even harder for the reader to determine which is which.
As Yul Brenner put it "It's a puzzlement."
All good fortune, and thanks as always,
Chris
As Yul Brenner put it "It's a puzzlement."
All good fortune, and thanks as always,
Chris
