Re: [TenTec] Centurion Question

["Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>]

That happens pretty normally with Ten Tec amps. The 'reason' is the 
padder and the blocking caps have poor temp coefficients. Solution 
is to replace those caps with X5V temp coefficient capacitors...or 
live with the power drop. It normally happens on 80 and 160 mtrs.
Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "yv5mbx" <yv5mbx@arrl.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:31 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Centurion Question


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Javier Remoto" <jlopez@plasticosomega.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:47 PM
> Subject: Centurion Question
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am watching the behavior of my Centurion amp wich is connected 
> > to the
> > Orion and found in the first minutes of cw operation I achieve 
> > 1000 watts
> on
> > Top-Band but after 10 minutes or so the led scale shows abt 900 
> > watts (1
> led
> > on less than with 1000) then later 1000 watts could be seen agn.
> >
> > Grid: 90 dots / 160 - 240 dash ma
> > Plate Amperes: 0.4 dots / 0.8-0.8 dash
> > Stand by: Plate Voltage  abt 280 / Operating: 2.2 - 2.3 KV
> >
> > Is the amp performing reasonable ok in terms of values shown?
> >
> > 73's de Javier
>
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