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Re: [Amps]  Runaway Plate Current

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Subject: Re: [Amps]  Runaway Plate Current
From: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@wildblue.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:52:59 -0800
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On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:29:49 -0700, W8ZR wrote:

>What I'm
>unsure about is whether the amp might be prone to instability because of the
>large cathode resistance, even near cutoff 

REPLY:

A large cathode resistor reduces the gain considerably compared to no
resistor, and especially so if it is not bypassed, which it should not be.
With all other factors the same, instability should be no problem at all. 

73, Bill W6WRT
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