>
>Someone is certainly confused here.
Amen, Jeff.
>The HF RF bypass cap will
>reduce 1.8 MHz ripple on the electrolytics. The problem with
>ripple currents in the electrolytics has to due with resistive heating,
>The designer usually sizes the caps to meet a ripple current heating
>specification and if that ripple increases due to plate voltage swing
>leaking back through the plate choke, the PS filter caps will operate
>at increased temperature and somewhat reduced life.
>
>jeff
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "measures" <2@vc.net>
>To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 7:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [AMPS] a sticky issue.
>>
>> >In my determination, the ripple in the supply at 1.8 MHz is about
>> >1/2 of a percent when actual impedances are considered. Hardly
>> >enough to worry about.
>> >
>> Adrift in a sea of misunderstanding. // RF voltage on electrolytic
>> filter caps is the main concern.
>>
>> >What major performance changes do you expect to see, if the 1/2
>> >percent ripple is reduced from .5% to say .08 %?
>>
>> The HV RF bypass cap Has Nothing to do with ripple, Tom.
>>
>> > Or is this a "feel
>> >better mod"? (Nothing wrong with that, as long as it doesn't hurt
>> >anything else)
>> >
>> .... clueless
>>
>> end
>>
>> - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>> end
>>
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