>
>2 wrote:
>
>> // I do not have a manual. please quote Mr, Rauch's reasonable
>statements.
>
>I'm sorry, I no longer have the SB-1000, and the AL80B manual I saw
>belonged to
>someone else. However, I'm sure someone has one and can quote the
>instructions,
>where it says to run it up to 500 MA during tuneup, and then to reduce
>drive so
>that plate current does not exceed 400 MA on CW. I remember this very
>clearly!
>
// Tnx. Vic. Tuning up a linear amplifier for a peak current in the
not-linear region of the constant current curves is not good.
cheers
- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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