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Subject: [AMPS] Another arc question
From: measures@vc.net (Rich Measures)
Date: Thu, 7 May 98 12:26:19 -0800
(>) Gerard wrote:

(>>) Jon wrote

>> Obviously my circuit is not unconditionally stable.  Perhaps some of
>> the thermal noise from the tube got this oscillation going.
>> 
>> So parasitics can be silent killers and happen without the amp being 
>> keyed or having signal pumped through it. Also it matters not wether
>> an amp is biased into cutoff.  Having the tube in the active region sure 
>> helps, but it is not necessary, IMHO.  Being in cutoff does not
>> guarantee stability.  Otherwise, my resistor would not have gone *POOF*.
>> 
>Your amp was not in cutoff. Unless you call 50 mA plate current
>'cutoff'. When this event happened your amp was biased in the 'active
>region'. What are you trying to proof?
>
>> So if that wasn't a parasite that happened....What was it?  Perhaps
>> with your exceeding great knowledge and experience you can elmer me here.
>>..........
>> Jon
>> KE9NA
>> 
>I thought the whole idea of using Rich's suppressor is to stop
>parasitics from happening in the first place. 

 I have never claimed that our suppressors stop parasitics.  .  In Wes' 
suppressor tests, Rich's suppressor exhibited around a 40% improvement 
(decrease) in parallel equivalent resistance (Rp) at 100MHz compared to a 
conventional suppressor.   I have claimed that a decrease in VHF-Rp 
results in a decrease in VHF gain at the anode-resonance.  
>...........

cheers
Rich...

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


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