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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:32 pm
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Hi, I just installed new groove tube 6L6R's in my Peavey Valveking 112 Combo and I notice that the louder I play, the more heat the tubes produce. Is this normal?

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:58 pm
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I know that tubes get hot. I read in a post a ling time ago that someone put a fan behind their amp to keep the tubes cool.

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:23 pm
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Oh yeah I know that they get hot but do they get HOTTER when playing louder?

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aznedvin wrote:
Oh yeah I know that they get hot but do they get HOTTER when playing louder?



To be honest I am not entirely sure. It does make sense to me that if you are putting more electricity through the tubes that they would get hotter. I do not own a tube amp and the last one I did own I was unable to crank up too loud due to living arrangements.

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:36 pm
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Oh ok thanks anyways. Anyone else?

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Dunlop Crybaby Classic
Marshall BB-2
Ibanez TS-9


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Yes, that is very normal. This is the reason behind natural tube distortion. As you turn up the volume knob the flow rate of electrons through the tubes is increased. They get hotter and your amp sounds better (to a certain extent).

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cwpainter wrote:
Yes, that is very normal. This is the reason behind natural tube distortion. As you turn up the volume knob the flow rate of electrons through the tubes is increased. They get hotter and your amp sounds better (to a certain extent).



Stated differently, but same message. Thank you for the the different explaination. :) :wink:

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I love the smell of hot tubes in the winter time!


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They will heat up more the longer the amp is on. Up to a certain point they the heat stops increasing.

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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:04 pm
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Thanks everyone.

I really love these Groove Tubes 6L6R's and I didn't want anything to be wrong with them hehe. These tubes sound great, and I get them at a special price!!!

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Dunlop Crybaby Classic
Marshall BB-2
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