[Amps] What to buy?

[Bill, W6WRT]

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:11:27 -0800, "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
wrote:

>
>All 3 x amps are chockfull of  T-2252B torroids..which are 2.25" OD  x 1" thick.  They stack 3 of em on 160m.  3 of em
>will handle 1.5 kw RTTY  on 160m.  

REPLY:

The weak point isn't the core. It's the winding and tape insulation. At
least, that's what arced through on mine. Twice, as I said. 

Hopefully, later production fixed it but I would ask before buying one.

73, Bill W6WRT