[Amps] which HV connector to use?

[Ron Youvan]

> I bought some h.v. wire and those millen plug/jack pairs from RF Parts
> a few months ago.  Now it seems they're inadvisable.   I admit the
> h.v. wire seems hard to work with, brittle and hard to strip.   RG213
> by comparison is a lot easier to work with.   I'm getting the
> impression I should go with that, hardwired into the amp cabinet with
> SHV connectors on the power supply cabinet.   Or is this overkill for
> 3.2 KV?

   No.
   I am rebuilding a 2 X 813 amplifier that a friend gave me, mostly updating the power supply.
I plan on using Belden 8866 Ultor wire, that 3/16" red stuff that goes to the bell of the CRT, it is 
rated for 40 kV.  I plan on "lacing" a ground wire to it with flax lacing twine.   It will go 
through insulators at both ends and possibly secure at the amplifier end with red High temperature 
silicone sealer.  I planing on using ceramic stand off insulators and #8 machine screws (using ring 
terminals) at each end as the "connectors."  It is a 3.6 kV (unloaded) supply
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    Ron  KA4INM - There is no time like the pleasant.