[Amps] Regulated HV?

Rich 2@vc.net
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:17:38 -0800


>I recently ran across an article in QEX that describes how to build a 
>regulated HV supply for large amplifiers.  Aside from cost and complexity, 
>is there a good reason to avoid doing this?  If so, what?  It seems that 
>overall linearity would be enhanced in the supply were regulated (an 
>argument also made in the article).

Regulated HV does nothing other than improve pep during berserko speech 
processing.   Regulated anode supply V does not improve linearity.  
However, regulated screen V does.  I built a regulated 6kV supply.  It 
was as useful as teats on a BULL ELEPHANT.  


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