[AMPS] Filament breakage

[Rich Measures]

>In message <19970512072607.AAA27268@[205.231.11.89]> Rich Measures writes:
>> >It would be nice if one of the proponents of "parasitics breaking 
>> >filaments" could mathematically demonstrate how........
>> ...snip...
>> >73, Tom W8JI 
>> Svetlana, Penta's U.S. distributor, and Yaesu said oscillation.  Most of 
>> the amplifier people I know say oscillation.  I say oscillation.   
>
>I can conceive of mechanical oscillations of wires at high tens, even 
>at hundreds of kHz.  But mechanical oscillations of a filament at 
>tens or hundreds of MHz, and of a magnitude to stress the material? 
>This is just not intuitively obvious to me (i.e. it boggles my mind).
I agree, Tony.  IMO, it is a single pulse of direct current that creates 
the lateral magnetic force on the filament.  
>Regards,
>-- 
>   Tony - G3SKR / W2TG                   email: tgold@panix.com
Rich---

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K   


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