Neal Sacon wrote:
>While we're on the subject, sort of ...
>
>I've got a PV at idle of about 2100 and it drops to 1600 or 1700 under load.
>I understand it s/b abt 2500. It's the original xformer, but the caps were
>replaced by a prior owner with I'm not sure what, and if the xformer is ok
>(why wouldn't it be?) then is it possible that the exisiting caps are a bad
>replacement and a better replacement would get PV to where it should be ?
>What else could be sucking PV down?
>
>Note also that I don't think it's the metering resistors - output calibrates
>well on an outboard wattmeter.
>
>
That tells you that the meter movement combined with the power
monitoring circuit is reading right - it doesn't necessarily tell you
that the meter itself is ok, or that the HV resistors are correct. Does
the output power stack up with the dc input power you calculate from the
HV reading?
Steve
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