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KT120 on Copland CTA-405 integrated amp
Well... that's about it.... never thought that I would have to refresh my BASIC electrotech classes.... :-)Thank you for your patiance if you took the time to read it.Looking forward to hearing from your experience, and I would really appreciate i... 
KT120 on Copland CTA-405 integrated amp
PART 3: any relationship with the bias set-point ?Apart from what I just posted above, I wonder if the filament current is related to the bias set point, or to put it otherwise, if a lower bias setting means a lower filament current in the tubes.I... 
KT120 on Copland CTA-405 integrated amp
PART 2: my in-house assumptions & conclusions:Without being an expert, I assume from the toroidal power supply transformer specs posted above that it can supply up to a max of 7 Amp. current. This seeems to be the current drawn by the output t... 
KT120 on Copland CTA-405 integrated amp
Some additional info + some "in-house" assumptions / easy calculations / preliminary conclusions:PART 1:Copland CTA-405 characteristics:- operation in push-pull ultra-linear, 50 W per channel- manual bias (1 individual setting per tube)- from Copl... 
KT120 on Copland CTA-405 integrated amp
Thanks for your feedback Jorge. I actually saw your posts in a forum in Portugal (I'm based in Spain myself) but I had no way of asking you directly about your experience... :-)