[AMPS] CENTURION HELP

[Rich Measures]

>> To:            amps@contesting.com
>
>> According to a friend who had one, the early 
>> CENTURIANS kept full idle current,
>> even in the stand-by mode!  
>
>I measured the seal temperature on a friend's unit, and the seals 
>exceeded Eimac's ratings with the PA idling!!

IMO, a genuine amplifier 'expert' would be curious as to why the anode 
current, which should be cutoff during receive/standby mode, wasn't.  / / 
 In order for the seals to get this hot, the bias voltage must have been 
close to zero during receive and during transmit.  Maybe something 
mysteriously shorted -- which I seriously doubt was due to an internal 
tube arc, caused by Rauchian vanishing-gas..  . 
Rich---

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


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