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[AMPS] UPDATE ON 3-1000Z OSCILLATION

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Subject: [AMPS] UPDATE ON 3-1000Z OSCILLATION
From: 2@vc.net (measures)
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 00:31:11 -0700
>
>on 5/9/01 9:36 PM, measures at 2@vc.net wrote:
>
>>> Might be a good idea, this doesn't usually change stability much
>>> because the feedback mostly involves the grid and layout more
>>> than anything else. But it sure affects efficiency and even IMD!
>>> 
>> ?  In our parasitic suppressor retrofit kit for the 3-1000Z, we provide
>> VHF dampers to connect from the filament pins on the socket to gnd.
>
>These R-C networks on the filaments do help.  They stopped an oscillation
>for my amplifier.  One person suggested though that they may have helped to
>stop an LF or HF oscillation rather than a VHF one.  I have no idea and I've
>not thought it out as adding these took care of the problem (similar to that
>of the original poster's but not as severe.).

?  They could not possibly have much effect at HF because the damper's 
capacitor is self resonant at c. 190MHz.  

cheers, Jon. 

-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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