>Isn't this the way it goes...
>
>Q=CV as in charge q Coulombs
>
>Now for the other Q(uality)
>Loaded tank Q is around 2 to 3
>Unloaded tank Q is around 10
>
>Unplug the antenna, slam the load control
>to minimum C.
>
>Unload that tank at full bore and
>where does all the current go?
>
>I = Q/t
>
>Arc!
>
? Measured with an o'scope and a HV multiplier probe, in a worst case
test on a SB-220 using 80m, the potential across The Tune-C was c. 3600
peak-V -- about 1000V more than normal. This is within a hundred V of
the Tune-C breakdown potential. The bandswitch breaks down at c. 1000v
higher.
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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