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Re: [Amps] Capacitors vs No Capacitors

To: donroden@hiwaay.net
Subject: Re: [Amps] Capacitors vs No Capacitors
From: Dan Mills <dmills@exponent.myzen.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:47:55 +0100
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On Wed, 2012-04-18 at 18:15 -0500, donroden@hiwaay.net wrote:
> Thinking out loud.....
> 
> A 15KV @ 10 mf in a Broadcast FM transmitter many years ago shorted...........
> No noticable hum on carrier  ( yes, I know .... FM )
> AM noise above FCC specs ??  Probably, but they were back on the air.

If the rig was big enough to operate on three phase power then there
would only have been about 30% ripple even without a cap in there, so I
am not at all surprised that an FM TX would work without a cap.

73s, Dan.

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