>> From: Rich Measures <measures@vc.net>
>
><< The useless sine wave calculations is a circuit carrying
>harmonics deleted>>
>
>> resistors is 1900V/1097 ohms = 1.73A-rms, or about 0.9A per resistor.
>> Sure, RF amps cause more heating than DC amps. However, the safety
>> factor appears to be adequate except for RTTY broadcasting on 10m. .
>
>Except for some strange reason the very resistors that Rich
>calculates to be perfectly fine commonly fail!
>
- The 'Ra' resistors are intended to be anode fuses. During a serious
glitch, they open. Does it seem strange that a fusing element
occasionally opens?
Rich---
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