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Re: [Amps] Overdrive protection

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Overdrive protection
From: Ron Youvan <ka4inm@gmail.com>
Reply-to: ka4inm@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:27:45 -0400
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   Mike G8TIC/M0VHF Tubby wrote:

/*snip*/
> I cannot see the point of (over) driving an amplifier and effectively
> using ALC to "hold it back" ... it just seems to me that if you're doing
> this then your amplifier isn't big enough in the first place - to this
> end I have to say I'm with Mr. Measures... a 3CX3000 or 3CX5000
> under-run at 1500W PEP is just going to be SO SO much nicer than a small
> amp thrashed to within inches of its life ;-)

   I don't see why the ALC can't be adjusted so the amplifier is never over 
driven and is kept at 
the desired operating drive level.
I actually thought that was the idea.
-- 
    73 Ron KA4INM - All E-mail sent to this address shall linger in the Google 
cloud forever!
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