[AMPS] a sticky issue.

[Bill Turner]

On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 23:47:33 -0400, jeff millar wrote:

>Someone is certainly confused here.  The HF RF bypass cap will 
>reduce 1.8 MHz ripple on the electrolytics.  The problem with
>ripple currents in the electrolytics has to due with resistive heating,
>The designer usually sizes the caps to meet a ripple current heating
>specification and if that ripple increases due to plate voltage swing
>leaking back through the plate choke, the PS filter caps will operate
>at increased temperature and somewhat reduced life.
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Instead of debating endlessly, how about someone slapping a
thermocouple on the electrolytics and measuring the temp difference
between 160 and other bands?  I'd do it if I had one.

73, Bill W7TI

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