>
>One way you can weed things out is to look at the maximum limits
>of voltages or currents, and see what the maximum potential
>effects would be.
>
>> I agree Ian .... So wouldn't that lead one to think maybe a VHF/UHF
>> oscillation might have taken place ? An oscillation of some magnitude some
>> say can't happen ???
>
>Thoriated tungsten has a maximum emission efficiency of
>approximately 100mA per watt, according to tube design data in
>Giacoletto's Electronic Designers Handbook.
>
>If your 3-500Z was operating at six volts and 17 amperes (over the
>ratings) the filament power would be 102 watts. That would be a
>maximum available emission of 10.2 amperes for an ideal filament
>structure with maximum emission.
>
>Let's just pretend all the available cathode current flows to the grid.
>
>Maybe someone can explain to me how a current well under ten
>amperes can shatter a grid in a twinkle of an eye,
? I do not recall Terry saying that the entire grid was found to be
shattered.
>when a
>conductor with a flux .02 Maxwells per meter acting on the field of
>a 7 cm long conductor carrying ten amperes of current only
>produces 14.28 grams of torque distributed over the entire surface
>area of the conductor when the fields are aligned for maximum
>force.
>As an experiment, lay two conductors on your desk and apply ten
>amperes to each one and watch how much they move from the
>force.
? I suspect that there is something amiss with your force figures since
it typ. takes c. 11g of force for c. 30 - 40 sec., to straighten bent
filament helices. Also, the fil. helices are not straight conductors.
>
>I have a question.
>
>Why was the cover off and the interlocks defeated on an amplifier
>that was working perfectly?
>
? Who said that the amplifier was working perfectly?.
>
later, Tom
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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