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[david gourley <davidg.nospam.news AT verizon.net>]

editor AT capefearmercury.com put forth the notion
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> I think that once we settle on the 6L6 as the proper tube (and I think
> we should even thought there's going to be some Marshal fans that will
> tell us the cookies taste better, but only if the amp is cranked way
> up) the issue then become, which 6L6 is the best.
> My guess is that groovetubes and cherry bombs are not going to provide
> the same kind of even heat as a GE.
> I look forward to the review in the tips section of my next issue of
> Cook's.
> 
> On Aug 22, 12:23 pm, nos... AT spacelabstudio.com (Chris Rossi) wrote:
>> Where's Mike Walters when you need him?  This clearly needs a few
>> experimental prototypes before we can settle on a working model.
>>
>> chris


Well, if BBQ is ever involved, you'll probably have to go to 6550s.

david









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>> kevin maxwell farmer wrote:
>> > Hmmmm...could you incorporate the convection feature Duncan alluded
>> > to in a previous post?  Pull the hot air off the tubes and
>> > recirculate it into the baking compartment with some sort of tiny
>> > fan?  You'd probably still get enough radiant heat from underneath
>> > to do a decent bake 
>>
>> > This thread is classic...
>>
>> > Chris Rossi wrote:
>> >> While I know this ruins the poetry of it all, most of the heat
>> >> from tubes comes from fairly constant current sources and isn't
>> >> greatly impacted by what, whether, or how you play.  Playing
>> >> should generate marginally more heat than not playing, but
>> >> probably not enough of a difference to worry about.  My only worry
>> >> is what happens to the tubes when instead of dissipating the heat,
>> >> like we normally try to do, we collect it and allow them go get
>> >> hotter than they're designed to go.  We may need to get someone to
>> >> design us some special heat hardened vacuum tubes.  Introducing
>> >> the new JJ/Tesla 6L6-EB (Easy Bake). 
>>
>> >> Right now I'm imagining the tubes being oriented parallel to the
>> >> ground underneath a sheet of hard pyrex, that becomes the baking
>> >> surface.  The ceiling and three walls of the "oven" part are then
>> >> lined with something shiny, like chrome, to reflect the heat back
>> >> onto the cookies.  For max efficiency, the oven part should be
>> >> just high enough to allow getting cookies in and out and no
>> >> higher. 
>>
>> >> chris
>>
>> >> kevin maxwell farmer wrote:
>> >>> Like taking candy from a baby...
>>
>> >>> Question:  would certain musical variations produce different
>> >>> heating patterns?  If so, could one match different variations
>> >>> with the style of cooking one is engaged in at the time?
>>
>> >>> Adagio in D-flat major for guitar and cassoulet?
>>
>> >>> Chris Rossi wrote:
>> >>>> I can't believe I never thought of that before.  This has become
>> >>>> my new next project.
>>
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