Subject: Re: [AMPS] Tube question
Date sent: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:53:59 -0700
From: Rich Measures <measures@vc.net>
Bad advice for this problem Rich:
> A proper glitch resistor limits peak current reliably. A fuse can not.
>
A glitch resistor would not have helped his problem, which you
might have missed. It was long term dissipation that damaged the
anode.
A fuse, better still a circuit breaker, or even better self-bias in the
cathode is the solution for long term dissipation from self-excitation.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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