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Re: [Amps] What to buy?

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Subject: Re: [Amps] What to buy?
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
Reply-to: dezrat1242@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:32:59 -0800
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:11:27 -0800, "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
wrote:

>
>All 3 x amps are chockfull of  T-2252B torroids..which are 2.25" OD  x 1" 
>thick.  They stack 3 of em on 160m.  3 of em
>will handle 1.5 kw RTTY  on 160m.  

REPLY:

The weak point isn't the core. It's the winding and tape insulation. At
least, that's what arced through on mine. Twice, as I said. 

Hopefully, later production fixed it but I would ask before buying one.

73, Bill W6WRT
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