Jim Reid wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Any one out there actually experience a case of Mosley trap
> failure; as used on their larger trapped beams: Pro series,
> TA-34, etc.
>
> If so, what power level, and if at legal level, at what vswr??
>
> How did it fail? Open coil "wire", cap short?
>
> Any info appreciated, thanks and Happy Holidays,
>
> 73, Jim, KH7M
> On the Garden Island of Kauai
>
> --
Ive got a pro67b. Never smoked one yet. Highest SWR is abt 2.5:1 on low
end of 40. When I bought my pro67, they told me a high SWR could damage
the traps. I've done a bit of work on TA33's which have been smoked by
trying to load 40 into that tribander. Never had a problem with the pro67
though.
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