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Re: [Amps] 4CX1000A project

To: Dave Trainor <dave@n8zfm.com>, Amps reflector <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] 4CX1000A project
From: Vic K2VCO <k2vco.vic@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:31:20 -0700
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I bought the blower on ebay. It is Japanese and the model number is B353-3. It is a 200v blower, so I used a tap on one of the transformer primaries. Unfortunately, I forgot the name of the manufacturer and the spec sheet I have is in Japanese!

On 10/28/2013 10:04 AM, Dave Trainor wrote:
Vic, love the construction, can you tell me who's blower that is?  All the
ones I have found so far are much thicker, the under chassis mounting is
excellent.

73 - Dave, N8ZFM




On 10/28/13 10:15 AM, "Vic K2VCO" <k2vco.vic@gmail.com> wrote:

I know. One thing I've done is included two ground conductors in the
control cable that
goes to the amplifier. So if someone were to disconnect the HV cable
while the supply was
energized, it would still be grounded (the supply can't turn on if the
control cable is
disconnected). I agree about the exposed pin.

I thought a lot about using a separate power supply. I would much have
preferred a single
unit, but it would have been too big and heavy for a tabletop and I don't
have room for a
floor-standing unit.

On 10/27/2013 8:20 PM, Al Kozakiewicz wrote:
Just FYI, from Wikipedia:

MHV connectors are presently considered by some as a safety hazard
because of the
possibility of high voltage on the exposed central pin when not plugged
in,[1] and
because the ground connection is broken before the power connection
when demating. SHV
connectors are designed to prevent these hazards, and cannot be mated
to BNC
connectors.

Always have liked the idea of separate power supplies but have always
worried about the
safety of interconnects.  The one other person I know who did this did
not use any
connectors for the HV.  Accomplished the goal decoupling the supply
>from the amp, but
requires tools and time to move either chassis more than the length of
the umbilical
away from each other.

Al AB2ZY

-----Original Message----- From: Amps
[mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Vic K2VCO Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 11:03 PM To: Amps reflector
Subject: [Amps]
4CX1000A project

I've added a few more photos to my 4CX1000A amplifier page at
<http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/4CX1000A/K2VCO%204CX1000A%20Amplifier.html>

I finished the wiring as well as testing and adjusting the Tetrode
Boards, which
include the screen and bias regulators and trip circuits, the warmup
timer, etc. I have
not yet applied HV, which I intend to do when I'm fresh, and after I've
cooked the tube
with heater voltage only for a while.

I'm working on adding fans to a '1000 watt' Drake dummy load to use for
testing.

-- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

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Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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