>A 100-ohm resistor can LOOK like 1K to the tube, because of the
>impedance-transforming properties of the inductances in the circuit.
I well, so you say....
Transmission lines, etc can act as impedance transformers. This is the
whole idea behind phasing harnesses on antennas, 1/4 wave transformers,
etc.
However, a supressor is typically not any appreciable wavelength from the
anode. So how can you say that it's impedance is transformed. Even if
you do get say, 1 KOhm of impedance from all the inductances, that's NOT
a REAL resistance. That is a reactance. Reactances do not dissipate
power (at least not much); they store it. So how does 50 to 100 Ohms of
REAL resistance get transformed to 1 KOhm. I fail to see how that can
possibly happen. IMHO, you would need a REAL resistance to absorb power.
Please enlighten me.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
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