[Amps] R. MEASURES PRAYERS ANSWERED

[R L Measures]

On Jun 3, 2006, at 6:15 PM, k7fm wrote:

> Rich said:
>
>> "The TL-922 also uses a 4500v Tune-C.  To protect the bandswitch from
>> arcs, I bent the first rotor plate until the breakdown potential
>> dropped tp 3500v, which is still c. 900v higher that the actual peak
>> AC anode voltage."
>
> Why, after you install all of the Rich Measures protection  
> circuitry, do you have to worry about arcing in the TL-922.  It  
> would seem that bending the plate is a useless act - unless there  
> are reasons other than parasitics that cause arcing.

Some people don't mind taking chances, and some do.  After the first  
bombing in the 1990s, if I had a job working in the WTC, I would have  
invested $1400 in an emergency 'chute.

> Colin  K7FM
>
>

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