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used a pair of [[5842]] tubes biased with a tail current of 10mA and a  
used a pair of [[5842]] tubes biased with a tail current of 10mA and a  
plate-to-cathode voltage of about 100V.
plate-to-cathode voltage of about 100V.
[[File:2a61 frontend.png|thumb|left|upright|Nuvistor-based front-end amplifier]]
Starting with serial number 987, the front-end differential amplifier
Starting with serial number 987, the front-end differential amplifier
was made with four [[7586]] nuvistor triodes: V424, V425, V524, and V525.
was made with four [[7586]] nuvistor triodes: V424, V425, V524, and V525.
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and the parallel combination of V524 and V525 forms the other side.
and the parallel combination of V524 and V525 forms the other side.
However, for purposes of thermal stability, V424 is thermally connected to V524
However, for purposes of thermal stability, V424 is thermally connected to V524
and V425 is thermally connected to V525.
and V425 is thermally connected to V525. The tail current in the 987-and-up version is about 16mA  
The tail current in the 987-and-up version is about 16mA  
and the nuvistors have a plate-to-cathode voltage of about 70V.
and the nuvistors have a plate-to-cathode voltage of about 70V.


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