At 06:10 PM 25/04/2007, you wrote:
>If we measure 5-6 volts on a typical meter on a 240 V line
>it is more like 8-25 volts drop (3-11%) drop so far as a
>capacitor input supply is concerned.
>
>This is because the rectifiers only load the supply for a
>fraction of each cycle. A typical 1500 watt amplifier with
>good transformer on a reasonably stiff line draws about
>45-50 amps peak current on each half- cycle with a 240V
>line, but only about 12.5 amps average current.
>
>73 Tom
In terms of a typical amplifier - pick one that uses a pair of
3-500z for example; any one - a TenTec Centurion, a Kenwood TL-922,
an Ameritron AL-82, etc. Would it make any difference in your
maximum output power if you used #12 gauge or #6 gauge mains wire for
the 35-foot run from the distribution panel to the plug in the wall
for the amp?
I am talking about a typical amplifier here, not one of those
"export only" QRO or Command Technology 3-tube 5-KW things that no
Ham uses :-) . . .
I think that was the intent of the question by the original
poster way back when. Is the voltage drop on 35-feet for 12 gauge
wire going to make any difference on the output of a legal limit amp?
73, Paul VE1DX
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