>
>> When the DC blocker fails without a "safety choke" being present, the Load
>> C itself acts as a protective spark gap, arcs, and shorts the HV to
>> ground.
>
>If that is intended to be advice that the safety choke is not needed,
>it is very bad advice.
>
>Blocking capacitors don't always fail shorted, they can fail with
>leakage.
>
>Not only that, normal charging current will change up the tank
>capacitors and that can damage other components in you station,
>or give you a nasty bite. It also can cause capacitor arcs because
>the tank capacitors have dc bias as well as RF, increasing peak
>volts.
>
>ALWAYS use a safety choke (unless your name is Dr. Nate).
>
? is this Fractenna-guy on the rec.radio.amateur.antenna Newsgroup?
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- Rich...
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