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[AMPS] SB-220 C4 failure

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Subject: [AMPS] SB-220 C4 failure
From: measures@vc.net (Rich Measures)
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 97 22:30:12 -0700
>
>On Mon, 7 Jul 97 11:06:57 -0700 Rich Measures <measures@vc.net> writes:
>
>>>IMO, adding Step-Start to the SB-220 is a complete waste of time and
>>>money. The filament  xfmr was designed to limit inrush current. The 
>>plate
>>>xfmr is also current limited.  
>
>>...snip...
>>- The HV transformer is required to produce repetitive, high peak 
>>currents to satisfy the considerable demand of the C-filter.  If the 
>>HV 
>>transformer were designed to limit current--like the 220's filament 
>>transformer--the HV regulation would be unacceptable. 
>
>I did not say that the xfmr was designed to limit current, I said it was
>current limited....there is a big difference between the two. 
> 
...and the big difference is?

Rich---

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K   


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