[Amps] How do you - powering a SS amp with a capacitor?

[mikea]

On Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 03:22:35PM -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> 
>  > Just watch the plate voltage drop in a typical amp as you add
>  > compression. Unprocessed SSB in a typical amp may show 100 volt drop
>  > while heavily processed with compression and clipping might show a 300
>  > volt drop.
> 
> A 300 V drop in a 2500V supply is less than 1.5% ... that's not even
> in the same league as a 2V drop (11.5V under load) for a 13.8V power
> supply. The IMD in a 100W transceiver on a Gamma supply makes the
> Italian CB amplifiers look good.

Erm ... 

300/2500 is 12%, leaving 88% going to the tube. 

The same loss on a 13.8V supply is 1.65V, leaving 12.14V. 

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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