Shane KD6VXI Youhouse wrote:
> It seems to me that the losses in a tuner typically will be effected by
> the transformation ratio.
> There is loss in any network that transforms impedance that I've been able
> to find.
I think there are losses to everything. (but only in the resistances not in
the reactance)
> Circulating current in the tuna WILL cause heating, just as it does in a
> pi net in your amplifier. The pi, L, etc. doesn't care what the generator
> is (Cblock or literally, Cload).
> Correct me if I'm wrong... BUT, my tuna (Johnson Matchbox, 6 inch spaced
> #10 feeders to 160 inv v) gets warmer the larger transformation ratio is
> being effected.
I am sure the losses are proportional to the current in the resistance.
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