This is easy... Just use a $2.50 Butane Torch. They'll get red fast ... If
this is what you want your amplifier to do :)
Are you living beyond the 90 degree circle ?
Alex
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-admin@contesting.com [mailto:amps-admin@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of wlfuqu00@uky.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:34 PM
> To: alex; JimMoci@aol.com; amps@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [Amps] FS: Ten-Tec Hercules 2 solid state amp++
>
>
> I disagree. I would only go to power transistors only if the collectors
> glow a nice orange/red at full rated
> dissipation .
>
> 73
> Bill wa4lav
>
>
> At 02:49 PM 7/16/02 -0400, alex wrote:
> >or, better yet needs 50V/15A when using two MRF154.
> >I need to confess. Once you get a taste for these transistors
> >there is no way back to tubes :)
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: amps-admin@contesting.com [mailto:amps-admin@contesting.com]On
> > > Behalf Of JimMoci@aol.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 2:32 PM
> > > To: amps@contesting.com
> > > Subject: [Amps] FS: Ten-Tec Hercules 2 solid state amp
> > >
> > >
> > > 550 watts of solid state power on 160 thru 10 including WARC
> bands. Needs
> > > 13.8V power supply @ 80 amps or deep cycle battery to run it.
> I used (2)
> > > astron 50 amp supplies, much cheaper than the Ten-Tec supply.
> > > Also used at
> > > one time a 12V marine battery with a regulated 5amp supply to keep it
> > > charged- worked very well. Very good cosmetic and working
> > > condition. $800 -
> > > Prefer pick up in PA so I can show it to you working.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim W3ATV
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