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Old 03-02-2016, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by plurn View Post
Hi Joe,

Note that for burn in of the capacitors (at least the ones at the output), you need to have something plugged in to the preamp outputs, such as a power amplifier. The power amplifier does not necessarily need to be turned on, it just needs to be connected so that the pre has a load connected. There also has to be at least a moderate volume set (not muted) so that current is passing though the output capacitors. You may already be aware of this, just being sure so you don't waste time and tube hours.

Congratulations on your new ET3 SE.

Anthony

Anthony - Ahhh, thanks so much for this advice. Indeed, I did NOT have a connected load. After drilling down on this in a few boards, honestly, I find some that say the load is important and others say not. I'll put it to CJ tomorrow for their opinion.

In the meantime, I'm played a disc of tones, pink and white noise now for 200 hours....
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