Crazy Bill the Eel Killer
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Hello Jags,
The SV83 and EL84 types specify a max plate dissipation of 12 watts, and Steve biases the Select hot, i.e., close to the max because it sounds best there. The EL83 specifies a max plate dissipation of 9 watts, which the Select exceeds. I don't know enough to say w/ certainty, but I would think if they worked at all without failing at turn-on, they certainly would not last long. I wouldn't do it.
Hopefully someone who does kbnow a lot about if you can exceed that rating will chime in. Until then, don''t put them in your Select.
Cheers, Crazy Bill
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