Plugged in a 5R4 and it works!!!!

Posted by Lord Soth (A) on October 1, 2012 at 07:19:04

In Reply to: RE: 5R4 and 4uF Capacitor posted by Cleantimestream on September 27, 2012 at 11:36:39:

Thanks Cleantimestream for your advice.

I Googled some more about the 5R4 and the 4uf cap limit.

Some other audiophiles have also reportedly managed to use the 5R4 with a cap of up to 22uf in other amps without any problems whatsoever.

Thanks also to FenderLover's persistent line of questioning above which made me realise that the cap for the rectifier in my amp was 22uf.

So I went ahead and plugged in the JAN RCA 5R4GY rectifier into my amp.
It started up fine without any arcing - > which AFAIK is always a good sign with tube recifiers.
I shall let it burn in for 24 hours before I do any serious listening and comparison.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed, hopefully this has the tonal attributes of the Tung Sol 5Y3GT which I really like PLUS the bass which I can't do without.

Cheers! :)

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Topic - Tube Rectifiers - Need Expert Help - Lord Soth 05:39:58 09/24/12 (19)

JOC, are you looking for a "stiffer" sound? - FenderLover 07:55:46 09/29/12 (7)

RE: JOC, are you looking for a "stiffer" sound? - Lord Soth 03:10:27 09/30/12 (6)

" Bendix 6106 ()200 hrs use) has tight and punchy bass but the midrange is too stiff " - FenderLover 04:00:07 09/30/12 (5)

RE: " Bendix 6106 ()200 hrs use) has tight and punchy bass but the midrange is too stiff " - Lord Soth 04:24:43 09/30/12 (4)

Synergy is the thing here - FenderLover 04:41:42 09/30/12 (3)

RE: Synergy is the thing here - Lord Soth 06:31:15 09/30/12 (2)

RE: Synergy is the thing here - FenderLover 15:07:36 09/30/12 (1)

RE: Synergy is the thing here - Lord Soth 07:10:03 10/01/12 (0)

RE: Tube Rectifiers - Need Expert Help - JSTRM 13:55:07 09/25/12 (0)

RE: Tube Rectifiers - Need Expert Help - Neff 12:17:45 09/24/12 (4)

5R4 and 4uF Capacitor - Lord Soth 09:37:36 09/27/12 (2)

RE: 5R4 and 4uF Capacitor - Cleantimestream 11:36:39 09/27/12 (1)

Plugged in a 5R4 and it works!!!! - Lord Soth 07:19:04 10/01/12 (0)

I like RCA 5Y3GT rectifiers. So did Jeff Korneff" As did the elegant George Wright~nT - Cleantimestream 09:27:51 09/25/12 (0)

RE: Tube Rectifiers - Need Expert Help - Tom Bavis 06:09:31 09/24/12 (4)

Just tried 5U4G..... - Lord Soth 09:30:21 09/27/12 (2)

RE: Just tried 5U4G..... - Captn Dave 10:50:02 10/08/12 (1)

RE: Just tried 5U4G..... - Lord Soth 09:09:40 10/10/12 (0)

RE: Tube Rectifiers - Need Expert Help - andy evans 07:32:38 09/24/12 (0)

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Plugged in a 5R4 and it works!!!! - Lord Soth 07:19:04 10/01/12 (0)

Plugged in a 5R4 and it works!!!!

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