[Amps] New High Efficiency 3-500Z plate caps

[Vic K2VCO]

On 7/1/2010 7:52 AM, Pete Smith wrote:
> Somewhere in my youth, I recall reading that plate caps like that make
> very little difference, because the ability of that thin plate electrode
> to transfer heat from the plate itself is the limiting factor, not the
> size or surface area of the cap.  True/false?

I believe that the major portion of the heat dissipated by the plate is radiated rather 
than conducted to the plate cap. The job of the cap is primarily to keep the seal area cool.
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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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