At 07:33 AM 13/03/2010, Rob Stampfli wrote:
>I am reminded of an exchange between Neils Bohr and a friend. The
>friend had just discovered a horseshoe nailed above Bohr's door and
>asked why it was there. "It's supposed to bring good luck", said Bohr.
>"Surely you don't believe such rubbish," replied the friend. "Of
>course not," said Bohr, "but I understand it works whether you believe
>it or not."
>
>Frankly, everything I've read on the results of adding Rich Measure's
>suppressor kits has been positive. Without wading into the fray of
>whether the theory behind them is sound or not, can anyone provide
>direct evidence of their lack of efficacy?
No, I can't.
My experience is limited to about 10 Yaesu amps, 3 x SB-220, and a
couple of home brew models (3-500Z and 4-1000A).
> Inquiring minds want to
>know.
>
>Another alternative is to order the little sub-board from Ameritron:
> http://ameritron.com/Product.php?productid=AL-572
>It seems to work, too.
Agreed. I've worked on 3 AL-811 amps and that is one area that did no
require attention. I think they are like what Carl described in his post.
73, Alek
VK6APK
>Rob
>
>On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 05:57:18PM -0500, Carl wrote:
> > No offense Alek but the masses on here dont believe in voodo
> science as they
> > do on the forum you just arrived from. You might want to search
> the archives
> > on the subject.
> >
> > Larry, for a real suppressor that works get a Xicon 50 Ohm 5W MOX resistor
> > and a pair of 100pf 500V silver micas for each suppressor from Mouser.
> >
> > Lay a resistor and the original (or a clone) in parallel. Connect a cap
> > between them at both ends. Wire it dead bug or on perf board.
> >
> > Carl
> > KM1H
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alek Petkovic" <vk6apk@bigpond.com>
> > To: "Larry" <w6nws@arrl.net>; "Amps" <amps@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 4:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Amps] Clipperton-L parasitic suppressors
> >
> >
> > > G'day Larry,
> > >
> > > At the risk of offending the masses, don't worry what value they are.
> > > Just go to http://www.somis.org and scroll down to
> > > <http://www.somis.org/Price-Info.html>Price List--Information Sheet
> > > and order yourself a kit for 4x572B. Much simpler and much better.
> > >
> > > If you still wanna know the value of the original, they are as you
> > > said. In the circuit they are R6 and R7 and the parts list quotes
> > > them as being 100 Ohm, 2 Watts.
> > >
> > > Cheers, Alek
> > > VK6APK
> > >
> > > At 05:33 AM 13/03/2010, Larry wrote:
> > >>I have cleverly filed my Clipperton-L doc. I am hoping someone can
> > >>help. The parasitic
> > >>suppressor resistors have broken. I believe they are 100 ohm 2W
> > >>composition. Can
> > >>anyone confirm the value? I am not sure what caused the breakage at
> > >>this point.
> > >>
> > >>73, Larry W6NWS
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