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[AMPS] Bypassing Screen of 4cx800a for 50 MHz

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Subject: [AMPS] Bypassing Screen of 4cx800a for 50 MHz
From: 2@vc.net (2)
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 04:35:11 -0800
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: W9GT <w9gt@home.com>
>To: Lamb <k7fm@teleport.com>; amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>Date: 18 December 2001 01:33
>Subject: Re: [AMPS] Bypassing Screen of 4cx800a for 50 MHz
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>>Good suggestion Colin.   I was familiar with the 4CX1500B (W5TMN) amp in
>>Bill Orr's Handbook, but never tried the grounded screen arrangement.  I
>>built a 4CX1500B amplifier, but I used a conventional circuit and the
>>regular SK-800 series socket which had the built-in bypass cap.  Really,
>the
>>grounded screen may be an excellent way to go and accomplish the desired
>>results.  It is only complicated by  the requirement for floating the screen
>>and bias supplies below ground.......

>This is an honest question, not a carping comment. Is bypassing the cathode
>to ground at -350V easier or less critical than bypassing the screen at
>+350V?
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A poorly bypassed screen causes instability.  A poorly bypassed cathode 
causes less power output.  The best bypass uses multiple caps of 
different values in parallel.

cheers, Steve

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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