I just cut the anode off a dud 4CX1000A. The control grid structure
cannot be seen until I determine how to cut away the screen grid
without destroying the control grid which I am going to guess is not
far inside it.
I ran a 4CX1000A with 5 mA grid current on CW at 144 MHz for years.
I don't know whether the tube was harmed in any way but this but
performance never changed. I had it biased to near cutoff with only
about 10 mA plate idling current, but I don't recall what the grid
voltage was. I would guess somewhere around 75V. At 5 mA that's
still not much grid dissipation!
Paul
On 06/05/2017 01:30 PM, Gary Schafer wrote:
Hi Jim,
I think that the 4CX1500 has the same grid as the 4CX1000.
Somewhere I have seen it written by Eimac that it is ok to draw a small
amount of grid current during brief tune up.
The Collins 30S-1 (4CX1000) develops ALC from grid current.
73
Gary K4FMX
-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of MU 4CX250B
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 11:03 AM
To: Jim Thomson
Cc: amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Tube amps are not a thing of the past
I've long wondered what the zero watt rating of the 4cx1000 grid
actually means. I've assumed it means the tube is rated for class AB1
operation only, and that the rating doesn't reflect the actual
physical limitation of the grid structure. I wonder if anybody has
actually cut apart a tube and inspected the grid?
73,
Jim w8zr
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