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Subject: [Amps] Hard-drive Dive
From: 2 at vc.net (2)
Date: Tue Mar 25 21:18:44 2003

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>2 wrote:
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>>>I have an amp with a pair of gg 813s with a burn in the middle of the choke.
>>>
>> 
>> **  Interesting.  How many uH ?  What are the lowest/first four choke 
>> resonances?
>> 
>> tnx, 
>> Gary
>> 
>> -  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734, AG6K, 
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>Hi Rich,
>
>I am pretty sure that the choke is a National R175A. It has several pie 
>sections on it. I think it is 145 micro henries. One catalogue says 225 
>but a couple of reference say 145.

Thanks.  My experiences are with single-layer solenoid wound chokes.  The 
pi-wound chokes I have dipped were a Pandorra's box.  
>
>Never measured resonance. Built that amp about 35 years ago. Used to run 
>around 3 to 3400 volts on it. I think that the choke burned when on 15 
>or 20 meters. I smoked a few band switch sections in it too. Although 
>the band switch was never really big enough.

The bandswitch should DC hi-pot at 75% more than the anode PS.
>
>Still have the original tubes in the amp. Couldn't kill them. It is on a 
>smaller power supply now. About 2300 -2400 volts. Haven't tried it on 15 
>meters in many years. Did have it on 20 some months ago and it worked 
>fine. Even with the burned choke.
>
tnx, Gary

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