[sdiy] inductor based distortion

[Glen]

At 01:03 PM 6/3/03 , Jim Patchell wrote:
>	It a push pull tube amp, the DC bias current "cancels" out because of 
>the way the center tapped transformer is used.  If you were to have a 
>class A single ended amplifier, you would then have a problem with the 
>bias current bringing the core closer to saturation.

You have a good point about the push pull configuration, but even with a
single ended amplifier, is there really a danger of "killing" the
transformer with the DC current? I don't mean with a huge current that
burns up the windings. I know there is that potential danger.


later,
Glen Berry