"## I have 3 x drake L4B's and mating hv supplies. 2650 vdc on RX..
and 2500 vdc with 800 ma key down cxr. They use a doubler. The
xfmr is a small thing. Sec dc resistance is 10 ohms. They used 8 x 200
uf caps. I replaced em with 8 x 2500 uf outboard caps.. [ and step start
of course].
Dynamic regulation is superb on ssb... it doesn't budge. Ripple dropped
from
3%...down to just .24% "
I had the same transformer Dick had. The transformer is in a BTI-2000. It
is large and heavy and I figured it should have better regulation. Without
doing much testing, I installed lots of C, but it did not help. Then, I
learned the truth - the secondary was fairly high resistance, even though it
was designed for a voltage doubler circuit. If the resistance is high, you
can add all the capacitance you can find and not solve the problem.
73, Colin K7FM
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