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Subject: [AMPS] Tube question
From: measures@vc.net (Rich Measures)
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:53:59 -0700


>
>Tom Rauch wrote:
>> A 
>>good idea is also to FUSE the HV supply for a reasonable current. 
>>Fuses, even by the dozen, are cheaper than tubes.
>>
>Microwave oven fuses are now readily available at very reasonable cost,
>rated for HV and at currents up to 1A. 
>
>(I know, I know, 1A is no good for tubes with handles...)
>
A proper glitch resistor limits peak current reliably.  A fuse can not.  


Rich...

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures  


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