On Jul 19, 2006, at 6:56 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:
> I joined this list to learn about amp design, not repair. I can
> see the
> point about not designing a fuse or limit resister in the grid circuit
> because it seems to be a band-aid for poor fault design. How do
> you justify
> designing it in?
... the same basic reason for designing air-bags into motor vehicles.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-
> bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Lon W. Cottingham
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 5:13 PM
> To: noway@nohow.com; Amp Reflector; Richard Measures
> Subject: [Amps] grid fuses
>
> Greetings to all,
>
> I usually stay out of this sort of discussion and am sure
> that I
> will regret these comments. I may even get kicked off the list (at
> least
> threatened), but, statements/questions like "Why would you fuse a
> grid?"
> make my hair stand on end. Obviously, the gentlemen who asked this
> question
>
> dose not repair amps. This is just about as bad/uninformed as the
> gentlemen who advertised for the original anode parasitic
> suppressors for
> the TL-922 with the idea of replacing modern, Lo Q nichrome
> suppressors,
> with the original "parasitic supporters" that came in the amp. I
> guess many
> of us are as blind and closed minded about amplifier theory as we
> are about
> politics. We may have to pay $3.00 ++ for gasoline, after all, we
> did elect
> (or did we) an oil man to the White House, but why pay $200 ++ for a
> 3-500Z when a 6 cent, 1/4 watt resistor, can/will save them from
> certain
> demise from several very common faults?
>
> Richard, do not let the nerds get you down. Keep up the good
> work. In
> my opinion, the better candidate to be kicked off the list would
> be someone
> who asks an absolutely foolish question like this, clearly with
> the intent
> of causing dissention among list members, than a man who truly
> tries to help
> those with lesser understanding of the situation. Richard, I
> personally
> thank you for all your efforts through many long years to improve
> the Hobby
> by explaining the un-explainable and doing it in a way that stimulates
> thought. Thinking is really not difficult. Unfortunately, many of
> us have
> simply forgotten how to do it.
>
> 73 de K5JV
>
> Lon W. Cottingham
> 1110 Golden Bear Ln.
> Kingwood, TX 77339
>
> 281-358-4207
> 281-358-4234 FAX
> 281-795-1335 CELL
>
> P.S. Pease don't forget to vote in the mid-term elections coming up
> soon.
> Forget the Party, vote for the Man/Woman/Person -- what the heck-- the
> better candidate.
>
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