>
>> I would guess I have answered my own question - the approximate Plate
>> / Load settings are determined at low power (hence less Grid
>> over-current when tuning at high power)
>>
>> > > I seem to recall that the proper way to tune amps. that
>> > >were a bit less than stable, was to always start with the
>> > >loading capacitor fully meshed.
>> >
>> > Start with heavy loading/fully unmeshed Load cap. to minimize grid
>> > current.
>
>You should start with the loading cap OPEN or unmeshed, not
>closed.
>
>The reason the FL-2100 tells you to do otherwise is because the
>manual writers probably knew next to nothing about amplifier use.
>73, Tom W8JI
amen
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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