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On weekends and holidays I leave my amp powered ON in standby-mode, so that I don't have to switch it on and off every time I play. Is this OK, or is it better I switch it off completely and then switch it on when I play?

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Quote Originally Posted by Ovid9

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Wouldn't long periods of standby like this wear his tubes out faster? *And we're back to the noob question even though I know this has been discussed here a million times*

 

Negative, the only power going to the tubes in standby is the heaters, and it's only 6.3 volts. They could probably sit like that for years.
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Quote Originally Posted by Ovid9

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Wouldn't long periods of standby like this wear his tubes out faster? *And we're back to the noob question even though I know this has been discussed here a million times*

 

Negative, the only power going to the tubes in standby is the heaters, and it's only 6.3 volts. They could probably sit like that for years.
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Quote Originally Posted by KCTigerChief View Post
Negative, the only power going to the tubes in standby is the heaters, and it's only 6.3 volts. They could probably sit like that for years.
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See, I can never keep it all straight.
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Quote Originally Posted by KCTigerChief View Post
Negative, the only power going to the tubes in standby is the heaters, and it's only 6.3 volts. They could probably sit like that for years.
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See, I can never keep it all straight.
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Quote Originally Posted by Ovid9 View Post
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See, I can never keep it all straight.
I should add, that's for modern designs...I can't speak for all amps, since I haven't looked into all amps. But MOST standby's I've seen don't send B+ voltage to the tubes until you take it off standby, that's when I could see tube life going down hill, because you have full plate voltage continuously...

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Quote Originally Posted by Ovid9 View Post
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I should add, that's for modern designs...I can't speak for all amps, since I haven't looked into all amps. But MOST standby's I've seen don't send B+ voltage to the tubes until you take it off standby, that's when I could see tube life going down hill, because you have full plate voltage continuously...

Tube amps are a funny thing aren't they? smile.gif
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Quote Originally Posted by KCTigerChief View Post
I should add, that's for modern designs...I can't speak for all amps, since I haven't looked into all amps. But MOST standby's I've seen don't send B+ voltage to the tubes until you take it off standby, that's when I could see tube life going down hill, because you have full plate voltage continuously...

Tube amps are a funny thing aren't they? smile.gif
They are. Nothing like using ~100 year old tech to make noise eh?
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Quote Originally Posted by KCTigerChief View Post
I should add, that's for modern designs...I can't speak for all amps, since I haven't looked into all amps. But MOST standby's I've seen don't send B+ voltage to the tubes until you take it off standby, that's when I could see tube life going down hill, because you have full plate voltage continuously...

Tube amps are a funny thing aren't they? smile.gif
They are. Nothing like using ~100 year old tech to make noise eh?
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