Wont metal film work just as well on the grids?
Which resistors to use for KT88 output tubes
Hi, I'm looking for 5 watt 10ohm, 100ohm, and 2.2kohm resistors to use on the grid, screen, and plate of the KT88s in my amp build. I've looked into Kiwami, but most seem to feel Mills are better for this application. The Mundorf M-Resist Supreme resistors seem even better, but the largest value Mundorf is 33ohm. Any advice or other alternatives? Has anyone compared these resistors? Thanks.
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Thanks Rodman. I read it again and saw the reference to wirewound resistors. Based on the schematic of my KT88 amp, I see a 2.2 kohm 2 watt resistor to the control grid, a 100 ohm 5 watt resistor to the screen grid, and 10 ohm 5 watt plate resistor. Obviously, the 10 ohm resistor should be a wirewound resistor. It will probably also be noninductive as well. The control grid resistor should be a noninductive wirewound too. It is the screen grid resistor that should be carbon comp because of its low inductance? Why can't I used a non-inductive wirewound resistor here? PRC makes very high quality precision wirewound non-inductive power resistors. http://www.precisionresistor.com/files/PDF/Precision-Power-SM-Series-Wire-Wound-Precision-Resistor.pdf |
Mills makes some nice, non-inductive wirewounds and what I would probably choose for the screen grid: (http://www.hndme.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=54) I wouldn't use carbon comps anywhere in an amp, that I didn't want to exhibit colorations/noise(ie: audio reproduction). I've also purchased a number of Metal Films here(see pages 10-12): (http://www.percyaudio.com/Catalog.pdf) Michael used to have a $50 minimum. Don't know if that still applies, but- if you're building an amp; you should surely be able to find enough goodies, in his catalog, to make that up. He will also match components(ie: for channel balance), to <1%, for a small fee. |
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