What is "attack" and "release" of regulation cycle. Does he mean
"transient response" ?
Alex
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> From: amps-admin@contesting.com [mailto:amps-admin@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of skipp isaham
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 9:55 PM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] re: CTI screen regulator, tubes vs solid state
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> re: CTI screen regulator, tubes vs solid state
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> Remember the past posts on the CTI 4cx250b amplifiers
> using tube voltage regulators in the screen supply?
> The President Bob Piselli (wa1zru) Emailed the
> below text to me.
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> -
> [paste]
> ... The reason I used gas regulators vs solid state, is
> the ability of gas regulators to have a longer time
> constant over the attack and release cycle of regulation.
> What that gives you is a more smooth voltage transition
> of regulation, not like the"chopping" effect of solid state.
> You can hear this effect in the audio signal.
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> Solid state has no place here and in my opinion is
> nothing more than someone trying to re-invent the
> wheel by limiting component space and cost. Also,
> gas regulators provide DC filtering. Many people don't
> realize that fact. Maybe that's why this amplifier sounds
> so good on the air. 73 and thanks for your comments.
> Bob
> President/CTI ComTec, Inc.
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> The URL is www.cticomtec.com
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