Blown Pilot Light - 6.6V??

[DMichel123]

The pilot light in mt new build died pretty quick... I'm getting 6.6V w/ the bad bulb in there... will the voltage drop w/ a new bulb? I'm worried about the life of my tubes, with them getting the extra voltage.... Is there anything I can do to drop the voltage down a fuzz??

[stokes]

That .3 voltage difference shouldnt hurt anything.It may drop down some with a new bulb,but its nothing to worry about.

[DMichel123]

Do you think the bulb just died b/c it was cheap? it looks silver like getter flash now.....

[stokes]

Who knows why it died,they just do.That .3v could be your meter.Or if you look at things this way,most components in a tube amp have at least a 5%-10% tolerance.Ten percent of 6.3 is .63,right?Just change the bulb and dont sweat it.It's more of a problem if your volts drop below 6.3.