[Amps] HV ripple voltage

Paul Decker kg7hf at comcast.net
Sat Nov 7 19:25:15 PST 2009



Hey amp builders, 



As a general rule, what would be considered "good" regulation and good ripple of an HV power supply? 



If the no load voltage for a 3cx800A7 amplifier's power supply is 2500 V, while the fully loaded voltage is 2100 V @ 1A, is that "good"?   Is it good enough?   



What about the ripple, what is acceptable?   For the above, using 330 uF capacitive input filter and a full wave bridge, the ripple is calculated to about 25V p-p.   Is that "good enough" 



thanks, 
Paul (KG7HF) 



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