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On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:16:25 -0700, you wrote:
>In a conventional 3.2 kV HV supply that I've built for my new amplifier, I
>bypassed each
>of the electrolytics with an 0.01 uf disc ceramic capacitor. My thought was
>that there
>will undoubtedly be RF leakage back to the power supply, and especially on 160
>meters the
>regular bypassing of the HV line might not be adequate to keep RF out of the
>capacitors.
>RF would be another source of heat that could shorten their life.
>
>It didn't occur to me that it might be possible to 'resonate' the capacitors
>at some RF
>frequency and make the problem worse! I'm interested in the answer to this,
>too.
REPLY:
Just a suggestion: I think it would be better to focus on keeping RF out of
the power supply in the first place. Check with an oscilloscope to see if
there is a problem to begin with. You might be trying to solve a problem
that doesn't really exist.
Even if the RF is there, the HV line should be easy to filter.
My 2 cents.
73, Bill W6WRT
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