Re: [Drakelist] Question about 2-BQ Alignment

2011-12-08 Thread Ferris Jennings
- From: Garey Barrell [mailto:k4...@mindspring.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 7:17 PM To: Ferris Jennings Cc: Drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Question about 2-BQ Alignment Ferris - 1. Normal 2. This adjustment is to compensate for the capacitance of the IF cable

[Drakelist] Question about 2-BQ Alignment

2011-12-06 Thread Ferris Jennings
Gents (and Ladies) - I'm trying to align a very nice Drake 2-BQ and have a few questions: 1- When I switch on the 2B, the 12AX7 in the 2-BQ glows very bright for a second, then quickly fades to two tiny glows. Is this normal? The tube diagram shows two filaments, but not sure about

Re: [Drakelist] Question about 2-BQ Alignment

2011-12-06 Thread Garey Barrell
Ferris - 1. Normal 2. This adjustment is to compensate for the capacitance of the IF cable. This is the coaxial part of the leads. Be sure the 2-BQ is OFF and in NOTCH position. If you have replaced the IF cable it may be the wrong type or too long or short. If original it should peak,