{"id":6939,"date":"2017-12-02T17:21:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T17:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/?p=6939"},"modified":"2018-10-06T12:58:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T11:58:11","slug":"4p1l-4%d0%bf1%d0%bb-siberian-gen4-in-screen-mode-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2017\/12\/02\/4p1l-4%d0%bf1%d0%bb-siberian-gen4-in-screen-mode-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"4P1L \/ 4\u041f1\u041b Siberian Gen4 in Screen mode (part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2017\/08\/20\/4p1l-4%d0%bf1%d0%bb-siberian-gen4-in-screen-mode\/\">Last time<\/a> I wrote about the 4P1L in screen mode. It was great to see some DIYAudio member (Blitz) to post about his work on the 4P1L with screen as anode. I call it screen mode but probably is incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>His post about G3 structure remind me to post this, I have tested it but never blogged about it. Yes having G3 as part of the anode structure will increase conductance and will form a nice &#8220;mesh&#8221; anode. Here it is how I implemented:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Siberian-Gen4-Screen-1.1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2017\/12\/02\/4p1l-4%d0%bf1%d0%bb-siberian-gen4-in-screen-mode-part-2\/4p1l-siberian-gen4-screen-1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Siberian-Gen4-Screen-1.1.jpg?fit=751%2C730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"751,730\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ale&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512216344&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4P1L Siberian Gen4 Screen 1.1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Siberian-Gen4-Screen-1.1.jpg?fit=751%2C730&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6940 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Siberian-Gen4-Screen-1.1.jpg?resize=751%2C730\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Siberian-Gen4-Screen-1.1.jpg?w=751&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Siberian-Gen4-Screen-1.1.jpg?resize=300%2C292&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pin 4 (G3) is now connected to 3 (G2) to form the anode. I reduced the anode voltage down to 110V to get 10mA. It could be increased, sure within the Pd limits.<\/p>\n<p>The response is very good:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2017\/12\/02\/4p1l-4%d0%bf1%d0%bb-siberian-gen4-in-screen-mode-part-2\/4p1l-screen-mode-fr-version-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2.png?fit=1370%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1370,665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4P1L Screen mode FR version 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2.png?fit=840%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6941 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2-1024x497.png?resize=525%2C255\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2.png?resize=1024%2C497&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2.png?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2.png?resize=768%2C373&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-FR-version-2.png?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 85vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here you have the distortion at 1kHz:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2017\/12\/02\/4p1l-4%d0%bf1%d0%bb-siberian-gen4-in-screen-mode-part-2\/4p1l-screen-mode-thd-version-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2.png?fit=1236%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1236,382\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4P1L Screen mode THD version 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2.png?fit=840%2C259&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6942 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2-1024x316.png?resize=525%2C162\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2.png?resize=1024%2C316&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2.png?resize=300%2C93&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2.png?resize=768%2C237&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/4P1L-Screen-mode-THD-version-2.png?w=1236&amp;ssl=1 1236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 85vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How does it sound?<\/h3>\n<p>Well, I wrote about it before. The 4P1L is one of my favourite valves. In this mode it sounds great, with a particular clear detail in the treble. I like this valve and will play it for some time to get further impressions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last time I wrote about the 4P1L in screen mode. It was great to see some DIYAudio member (Blitz) to post about his work on the 4P1L with screen as anode. I call it screen mode but probably is incorrect. His post about G3 structure remind me to post this, I have tested it but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2017\/12\/02\/4p1l-4%d0%bf1%d0%bb-siberian-gen4-in-screen-mode-part-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;4P1L \/ 4\u041f1\u041b Siberian Gen4 in Screen mode (part 2)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[782,112,1081,864,44,1082],"class_list":["post-6939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-valves","tag-4p1l","tag-4p1l-dht-pre-amp","tag-4p1l-screen-mode","tag-bartola-gyrator","tag-gyrator","tag-screen-as-anode"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2r2tK-1NV","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6939"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7639,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6939\/revisions\/7639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}