[Amps] 3CX800 and blower

[Carl]

Using 2 suitably sized real WW resistors in parallel will virtually 
eliminate that failure mode. Cement resistors are failure prone garbage.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 3CX800 and blower


> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:25:25 -0400, "Randall, Randy"
> <Randy.Randall at healthall.com> wrote:
>
>> In the resistor type just shorting out the resistor would
>>provide the same functionality AND provide a fail safe mode.
>
> REPLY:
>
> That isn't fail safe. It's fail and burn up the tube. Your comment about 
> KISS is
> right on, but that means no resistor, no switch, full blower all the time.
>
> Noise is your friend. Learn to love the noise.  :-)
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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