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Post by jhumber on Dec 7, 2008 10:05:55 GMT -7
For those of you who run AirBreaks.....I assume you're running the Master control into its upper limits?
From your experience, how much faster are you getting through power-amp valves now you're running an AirBreak?
I'm 100% interested in the new BrakeLite for my Maz38 combo, and am just wondering what increase in valve-wear to expect...
Thanks Jordan
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Dec 7, 2008 10:11:11 GMT -7
It may seem counter-intuitive, but your Maz 38 is burning up the tubes the fastest when the amp is on but you are not playing. The Airbrake does not add any life issue whatsoever. When I got my Stingray, I was gigging pretty much every weekend, using the Aibrake every time. I didn't have to change power tubes till about a year went by. I figure that was roughly 200 to 300 hours of operation, which is about what you can expect from EL84's. Airbrake does not affect tube wear.
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Post by nori22 on Dec 7, 2008 10:19:32 GMT -7
If I understand correctly, in my amp (ghia) the tubes are running pretty much flat out all the time no matter what & thus the AB has no effect on tube life (cathode bias)
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Post by smolder on Dec 7, 2008 10:39:41 GMT -7
and... if having the MV at full is the tone you are after that's great. I found that the mv was a wonderful way to add some fine tuning to the airbrake and volume. I sort of saw the MV as the preamp volume, the V as the power amp volume, and the AB as the speaker volume.
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Post by John on Dec 8, 2008 7:48:43 GMT -7
If you have a cathode biased amp (All Maz, Stangray, Ghia, Rx's, and I think the GT), Myles says it really doesn't matter if you have the master up high or low on these amps. Cathode biased amps run the power tubes hot all the time...they will wear out tubes faster than A/B amps.
So to answer your question, with a Maz, the Airbrake won't wear out your tubes faster.
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