[Amps] RF Choke At Amp Output ??

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:36:13 -0700, "Jim W7RY" <w7ry at arrl.net> wrote:

>Why not just put a choke or 100K resistor on the output of the tank?

REPLY:

A resistor in place of the choke is not a good idea. If the blocking cap shorts,
the resistor will almost certainly blow open and you are right where you were if
there was nothing there at all. A choke will almost certainly blow the AC fuse
and/or the glitch resistor and remove B+ from the output connector.

It goes without saying - or should - that the choke has to be mode of husky
enough wire to do the job without opening.

73, Bill W6WRT