Gene Bigham wrote:
> My proposed
> solution is to cut off the upper portion of the metal mount in this area so
> there is a larger distance between ground and the bottom of those two caps,
> that way there is not an easy opportunity to make the one quarter inch
One thing that will help, in addition to increasing the air gap, is to smooth
any sharp points that are at high potential, such as the bandswitch lugs that
are connected to the plate side of the tank circuit. An arc can be started by
a
corona discharge from such points.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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