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Re: [Amps] 4-1000 Bias

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Subject: Re: [Amps] 4-1000 Bias
From: Ron Youvan <ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com>
Reply-to: ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:39:34 -0500
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Wayne Rogers wrote:

> I have a 4-1000 g-g homebrew amp.  It was designed 4000 volts on the plate.
> My new supply is 5500 volts under load.

> With the grid at ground potential and at 4000 volts on the plate the no
> signal grid current is 40 mA. and the plate current is 170 mA, which seems
> right.

> At 5500 volts on the plate and the grid at ground potential Ig is 80 mA. and
> Ip is 300 mA. which seems a bit high. My plan is to add bias to the grid.
> How do I determine what the correct operating point is for grounded grid?
> At 300 mA. I'm dissipating .3 X 5500 = 1650 watts which is way over the
> tubes rating.

   I would start by looking at the data sheets for the tube to see if 
there are bias curves for 5 or  6 thousand Volts.
-- 
    Ron  KA4INM - Endless Loop: n.        see Loop, Endless.
                  Loop, Endless: n.       see Endless Loop.
                  -- Random Shack Data Processing Dictionary

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