[Amps] Meter Scales

Ian White GM3SEK gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk
Tue Nov 6 05:53:29 EST 2007


Alek Petkovic wrote:
>I am making up some meter faces for a homebrew single GS35B amplifier 
>and I'm wondering about the fsd I should use. Plate volts is 3000V DC.
>
>I am proposing that the plate meter will be 1.5A fsd. What would be a 
>good value for the grid current meter?
>
Peak grid current of 300mA is about right in normal operation, so the 
meter could be 400 or 500mA full scale.

If you have a grid-current trip, a setting of 400-500mA would allow for 
tune-up while also protecting against damage.


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