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Architolk projects
      • Introduction
      • History
        • The AC4
        • The AC30
      • Build
        • Introduction
        • Speaker upgrade
        • Chassis internals
        • Operating panel
        • The circuit
      • Tube Theory
        • Introduction
        • Triodes
        • Pentodes
        • EF86
        • 12AX7
        • ECC99
        • Resources
      • Spice modeling
        • Using LT-Spice
        • Preamp model
        • Phase inverter model
        • Master & Cut model
        • Power output model
        • Total circuit model

      Tube resources

      • Forum topic about AC4 build
      • Doug circuits AC4 build
      • Youtube - Pathfinder 10 Speaker upgrade
      • Tubetown - Molly Kit
      • The valve wizard - A whole lot of information!
      • Tube startup procedure
      • Hoffman - Grounding
      • Aikenamps - Grounding
      • Heater wiring
      • Class B amplifiers tutorial. Good tutorial, it is however geared towards solid state amps.
      • Tubes 201 - How vacuum tubes really work
      • Turner audio has some nice descriptions to find out safe operation points for push-pull amplifiers.

      Spice simulation:

      • AmpBooks - Spice simulation
      • DiyAudio - Distortion simulation
      • LTSpice distortion measurements
      • GitHub
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