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Re: [Amps] New High Efficiency 3-500Z plate caps

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Subject: Re: [Amps] New High Efficiency 3-500Z plate caps
From: Vic K2VCO <vic@rakefet.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:12:48 -0700
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On 7/1/2010 7:52 AM, Pete Smith wrote:
> Somewhere in my youth, I recall reading that plate caps like that make
> very little difference, because the ability of that thin plate electrode
> to transfer heat from the plate itself is the limiting factor, not the
> size or surface area of the cap.  True/false?

I believe that the major portion of the heat dissipated by the plate is 
radiated rather 
than conducted to the plate cap. The job of the cap is primarily to keep the 
seal area cool.
-- 
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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