[Amps] Question about safety ground connection

Jim Kearman jkearman at att.net
Wed Nov 16 06:19:29 EST 2005


From: R.Measures <r at somis.org>
>  17-yrs ago, the first guy who ever went about installing a 
> low VHF-Q parasitic suppressor retrofit kit in a HF amplifier  was 
> killed because he did not first switch off the 5000VDC anode supply of 
> the amplifier (that he built).  Whose fault was that?  The dead guy's 
> relatives inherited well over $10,000,000 from his estate and they 
> didn't even send me a thank you note.

Geez, talk about parasitics.

73,

Jim, KR1S


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