[AMPS] Re: Poor science

measures 2@vc.net
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 06:59:52 -0700


>
>Hi Carl,
>
>We can't ignore Rich's claims, because he gives them as evidence 
>and he basically supplies the incorrect science that misleads 
>people into thinking any resonance outside the operating frequency 
>is a "bad" resonance,  virtually all failures are parasitic induced, 
>and he has the only cure.
>
>> Non sequitur. I said nothing about Rich's claims. My criticizing his
>> critics doesn't mean that I'm defending him or agreeing with him. He
>> doesn't need my help anyway.
>
>That depends on one's perspective. I find very little, if any, correct 
>physics behind many of the claims. 
>
€  Do you have any physics of electricity classes under your belt, Mr. 
Rauch?


>I'd certainly enjoy learning why things in amplifiers work contrary to 
>physical laws that govern the rest of the universe. Maybe you can 
>help.

€  Are you talking about your assertion that Nichrome's resistance 
decreases as  frequency increases? (sic)  
>
>Please read my response to Rich's grid heating theory, or resistor 
>heating theory. 
>
>> I reiterate:
>> 
>> It is possible for a circuit to be stable under thermal voltages or other
>> small excitations and yet go into sustained oscillation following receipt
>> of a sufficiently large and/or sufficiently well-timed transient
>> excitation.
>
>Please give me an an example of a class A or AB linear PA that 
>will go into a catastrophic failure induced by a oscillation when 
>tickled with exactly the right transient, but will not oscillate under 
>proper testing for stability.
>
€  "proper" by who's definition?  The idea that detuning the HF tank will 
lure VHF parasites is seemingly laughable.  . 

enough  

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