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[Amps] Solid state relay question

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Subject: [Amps] Solid state relay question
From: 2@mail.vcnet.com (Richard)
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 21:48:53 -0700
>I have a Henry Radio SS750 solid-state amp that runs on 14v at about 100 amps
>max.  I'm using a pair of Astron 70-amp power supplies in parallel (they 
>have a
>sense input that permits this) to power the amp.  These are the 230-volt
>versions of the RS70A.  I have been using this setup for a couple of years.
>
>I recently installed a 25a 250v rated solid state relay in the 230-volt 
>line to
>make it easier to control the supplies from my operating position.  Since 
>then
>I've randomly blown fuses in the supplies -- not when turning them on, but 
>when
>keying the rig.  Note that the fuses are in the supplies, after the relay.
>
>Does anyone have any idea why this would happen? 
>
Solid-state relays around high power RF tend to be problematic.  

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