[Amps] caps across rectifier diodes

[Carl]

And how does RF get into the diodes in a properly designed amp?

IMO, its just more junk science from the old days of AMPS.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra at sasktel.net>
To: "'Ian White GM3SEK'" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] caps across rectifier diodes


> Sorry? ... on the contrary.
> I believe the answer from the archives is "capacitors prevent RF from
> being rectified in the diodes, and generating harmonics."
>
> Doug
>
> The train doesn't stop here anymore.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Doug Renwick wrote:
>>If a 1N5408 diode is considered a modern diode, then why does 
>>Ameritron
>>go to the added expense of adding .01M 1KV caps across each diode?
>>
> Oh, you're going to be sorry you asked this...
>
> Go to the Amps Archives at <http://tinyurl.com/c5knt9>
> and then keep clicking and reading "next in thread".
>
> We beat it to death but the issues and answers are all there.
>
> Then just for laughs, one Amps member ended the topic with a bang:
> <http://tinyurl.com/ap87rl>
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
>
>
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