[Amps] CTI follow up - miscellaneous ramblings

[Steve Thompson]

-----Original Message-----
From: COLIN LAMB <k7fm@teleport.com>
To: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>; Steve Thompson
<g8gsq@qsl.net>
Date: 25 June 2002 22:05
Subject: Re: [Amps] CTI follow up - miscellaneous ramblings


>Gas tubes v. solid state regulators:
>
>I am always suspicious of an electronic device that hides the electron
>flow.  When the VR tube glows, you know it is doing something.  That is not
>the case with solid state regulators.  The same problem applies to ceramic
>tubes.  You cannot see if they are on.
Expanding on a suggestion made to me off list, how about a string of 150
LEDs to get 300odd V for a screen supply. That could be quite pretty, and
give visual indication of loading too.

Steve