Corona in a amplifier with a 3000V anode supply?
>I thankyou Alek for that information. I don't think I'll pursue it
>anymore. The amp I have is 15 plus years old with the original
>3-500Z tubes and it still puts out 800 watts PLUS, with no sign of
>arcing, at least not yet. I have never heard of corona washers
>before belive it or not. I still learn something everyday, and that
>is good.
>
>Dale J. K9VUJ
>
>
>>You don't want a dirty corona, do you?
>>
>>You gotta have a washer.
>>
>>It is a non conductive washer that performs the same task as the
>>ribs on your spark plugs our power line insulators. I believe it
>>goes on the solder tag of the switch prior to soldering the wire to
>>it. It increases the distance a potential arc has to travel, thus
>>making it less likely to occur.
>>
>>73, Alek.
>>VK6APK
>>
>>At 03:48 PM 5/03/2003 -0600, dj2001@mn.rr.com wrote:
>>
>>>What is a corona washer? Do I need or want one on my AL80A bandswitch?
>>>
>>>Dale K9VUJ
>>>
>>>>Actually, I already have. I've seen the results of the
>>>>corona-caused breakdown
>>>>that you refer to there. I repaired an SB-1000 with a burned 160-meter
tune
>>>>padder contact. This contact was connected to the hot side of the
>>>>PI-net, and
>>>>arced to ground across the wafer. The moving contact was undamaged,
proving
>>>>that it had not been hot-switched. I put a corona washer on the
replacement
>>>>contact, and I had no further problems.
>>>>
>>>>73
>>>>Vic K2VCO
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