[Amps] Plate voltage question

[Richard]

>Is is normal for an amplifier under load to reduce in plate voltage ie. 
>Watching dc volt meter 2500v
>key amplifier and talk swings back to say 2200v ? 

yes

>the amperes meter goes 
>forward
>I have been haveing a ongoing disscusion with someone and he say every 
>amp, he has ever seen, the plate voltage stays the same???????

not unless the anode supply is regulated.  

> I swear 
>it seems to best of my memory which at times is not great but every amp 
>i ever had when you put it under a load the plate voltage dropped.
> How does ohms law come into play here in this situation?  
>chris NI4L
>
The 0hms in the transformer and the Ohms in the mains creates an I x R 
voltage drop.  10% regulation is typical. 

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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