>Pardon, Jon, but sound waves don't propagate in the absence of some medium,
>such as air or water. A big "bang" in a vacuum is essentially inaudible;
>however the multi-hundred-amp current surge, or the voltage drop it creates
>across a plate choke, for example, can and often does result in a very
>audible BANG as the choke explodes.
You're right, Dick. I realized that as soon as Rich pointed it out. I
sent that post too early in the morning after drinking too much beer with
Peter Chadwick and getting too little sleep at Dayton!
So perhaps it wasn't an arc-over inside the tube.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Second Amendment is NOT about duck hunting!
Jon Ogden
jono@enteract.com
www.qsl.net/ke9na
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
--
FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampfaq.html
Submissions: amps@contesting.com
Administrative requests: amps-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems: owner-amps@contesting.com
Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
|