Abstract
This paper discusses the disturbance currents in the output circuits of indirectly heated cathode triodes, introduced by the use of alternating current in the heaters. It indicates that the disturbance currents are introduced into the output circuit by (1) the electric field of the heater, (2) the magnetic field of the heater current, and (3) the resistance between heater and grid and between heater and plate, and the capacitance between heater and grid and heater and plate. The outputs due to the electric field between cathode and plate are produced by the "grid" action of the heater and heater leads. The frequency of the output is chiefly that of the heater supply. The outputs are shown to be effectively reduced by electro-statically shielding the heater. Disturbance currents of the frequency of the heater supply, and of double this frequency are shown to be produced by the magnetic field. The double-frequency component is shown experimentally to be proportional to the square of the heater current. The following means of reducing the magnetic field are discussed: (1) the adoption of a heater geometry which produces a smaller field in the space between the cathode and the plate, (2) the use of a magnetic shield around the heater system, and (3) the use of a lower current, higher voltage heater.
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