Highpot wouldnt hurt. I didnt mention it since it is not a common ham shack
item. The one I built around a sign transformer goes up to 13 kV.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Thompson" <g8gsq@eltac.co.uk>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 3:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Testing 8874s
> jeremy-ca wrote:
>> First step is to check for hard shorts with an Ohmeter.
>>
>> I would then test them as a single tube amp on 40M (just a personal
>> preference for testing one tube in a multi tube amp).
>> Install fuses 1/3rd the value. Even tho there is a HV current limiter
>> circuit there is no need to take chances.
> Is there any benefit in a hipot test between those two steps?
>
> Steve
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