SV: [AMPS] SB-220 Glitch Resistor ???

Ian Roberts ITR@Nanoteq.co.za
Fri, 01 Dec 2000 08:00:56 +0200


measures wrote:
> The negative end of the capacitor stack is limited to a couple of volts
> above gnd potential due to use of glitch diodes in the metering
> circuitry.  The logical place for a glitch resistor is in the positive > HV lead.

Presumably there are two possible places to insert the resistor: in the
HT a.c. lead right out of the transformer, thus protecting everything
including the bridge rectifier and caps, or immediately before the anode
of the tube, thus protecting only the tube (and maybe not the meters)?

Ian ZS6BTE

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