[AMPS] Grid protection

[Tom Rauch]

Subject:        	Re: [AMPS] Blown TL922A... What to do?
Date sent:      	Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:40:37 -0700
From:           	measures <2@vc.net>
To:             	"AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>


Ian asked:
> >I don't understand that circuit idea - who uses it? 


Rich relied: 
> I do not know.  One of my customers told me that a transistor shorted in
> the grid protect circuit during a glitch. 

>From this one incident of a single "customer" reporting a transistor 
shorted in an amplifier Rich doesn't know about, Rich recommends 
removing electronic grid overload protection in all amplifiers.

Amazing!


73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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