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Subject: [AMPS] Voltage limiting of caps
From: w8jitom@postoffice.worldnet.att.net (w8jitom@postoffice.worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 11:30:09 +0000
> From:          Rich Measures <measures@vc.net>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date:          Sun, 7 Sep 97 00:59:34 +0000

> The 'fly up to 3000 volts' scenario is quite unlikely to happen because 
> one of the three 500v caps from the grid to ground is certain to short.  

People must waste a lot of time with surge protectors and 
clamping diodes Rich.  According to your "logical deduction", all 
they need is a 120 volt rated line bypass cap and a fuse because a 
component will always instantly fail and clamp the voltage at the 
number printed on the side of the component. 

500 volts, 1000 volts, 3000 volts. Who really knows what the 
voltage breakdown will be. ANY of those voltages are too large to be 
coupled out to common solid state rigs!

73, Tom W8JI

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