[Amps] Plate Chokes.... Yet Again....

[James Colville]

Nope! Thanks for the tip but that is not an issue here.

73
Jim W7RY



On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Bill, W6WRT <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:00:32 -0800, James Colville <jimw7ry at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Thoughts?
> >I know... I know.... if catches fire... It was probably resonate in the
> >wrong place... :)
>
> REPLY:
>
> One thing I found out the hard way - do not place the choke too close to
> the
> tube's anode. I had one of the RF Parts units installed about one inch away
> from
> the anode and the side of the winding facing the tube got scorched,
> presumably
> from simple capacitive coupling between the 8877 anode and the windings. I
> moved
> it away slightly and installed a shield between the anode and choke.
> Problem
> solved.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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