Thread: CTC-5 issue
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Old 10-19-2016, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Zenith26kc20 View Post
Very interesting! When my 25MC233 had a 6BK4 failure high voltage went thru the roof! What is the high voltage on your CTC5? If I remember right they are not capable of ridiculous levels like my 25MC33 (close to 32 KV when the tube died). Sounds like yours went gassy.
The CTC-5 HV is around 20kV at best. One of the complaints everyone has about it. Whereas most of the other vintage color sets are around 25kV.
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