[Amps] Ten-Tec Centurion

[k7fm]

Rich said:

"Measuring the actual resistance of the parasitic suppressor resistors and
eye-balling their appearance could eliminate parasitics as a possible
scenario in under 2-minutes - if the soldering-iron is hot. Not measuring
R-supp will not."

Checking the parasitic suppressors at regular intervals is part of regular
maintenance.  However, logic seems to be against your theory of paratistics,
in this case.  You explain that hot switching is more likely to precipitate
the conditions for parasitics.  But, Tom said when he hot switched he never
had arcing.  Those two facts seem to reduce the liklihood that parasitics is
the cause.  It also increases the liklihood that timing is an issue.

I do not want to discount your knowledge and expertise, and your success in
curing stubborn cases of parasitics, but you do tend to conclude that almost
every amplifier ailment is caused by parasitics.  I happen to respectfully
disagree with that view.  In some instances, you take a convoluted path to
conclude that parasitics is the cause, when there are simpler, more direct
possiblities, that do not involve parasitics.

And, I should warn you, that I do not have many skeletons in my closet that
you can use to discredit me (at least not that I know of).

But that is what this forum is for.

Colin  K7FM



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