[Amps] SB-200 power supply diodes

[Jim W7RY]

Think about this again... 

Please send your math that supports your claim below as to current draw (3 to 6 amps 60 times per second)?

Also, please take a look at the schematic of both the SB-200 and the SB-220 and substantiate your claim of resistors and capacitors across the diodes.

And... The original diodes supplied with both amplifiers are rated at 600mA.... And there are THOUSANDS still working with them.

73
Jim W7RY



From: TexasRF at aol.com 
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 6:00 AM
To: w7ry at inbox.com ; 4cx250b at muohio.edu ; amps at contesting.com 
Subject: Re: [Amps] SB-200 power supply diodes


Think about this again. The SB200/220 both use a voltage doubler capacitor filter hv supply. We know that peak currents in these type supplies can be five to ten times the average current.

So, with a .6 to .7 ampere average, those diodes are taking a 3 to 6 Ampere hit 60 times every second.

For the miniscule added cost it makes a lot of sense to use 1N5408 diodes. Reaming the mounting holes for the larger lead size is a trivial effort.

If 1N5408 diodes had been available when those amplifiers were designed no doubt they would have been used. Especially so when you consider the equalizing capacitors and resistors would not be needed. I would remove them now as the parts that are not there can't fail. Who knows what those resistor values might be after upwards of 50 years use?

73,
Gerald K5GW






In a message dated 3/26/2011 11:25:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time, w7ry at inbox.com writes:
  Agreed Jim!  3 amp diodes are an overkill on the SB-200 and SB-220.

  73
  Jim W7RY


  --------------------------------------------------
  From: "Jim  Garland" <4cx250b at muohio.edu>
  Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 6:24 AM
  To: <amps at contesting.com>
  Subject: Re: [Amps] SB-200 power supply diodes

  > Kathy,
  > I'd advise replacing the diode string in your SB-200 with 1N4007 diodes
  > instead of 1N5408. Not that there's anything wrong with the 1N5408, but 
  > the
  > holes in the circuit board will have to be drilled out to make them fit. 
  > The
  > 1N4007 will be a perfect fit, and with  a 1A/1000V rating, will be more 
  > than
  > adequate for an SB-200. You should probably also replace the elderly
  > electrolytics in the amplifier while you have it apart.
  > 73,
  > Jim W8ZR
  >
  >> From: Kathy Bookmiller <wb2aio at yahoo.com>
  >> Subject: [Amps] SB200 diodes
  >> To: amps at contesting.com
  >> Message-ID: <795630.36304.qm at web59714.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
  >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
  >>
  >> Thanks to everyone for their replies. I'm going to order them from Mouser
  > and replace them
  >> all as that is the consensus of the replies I received both on-list and
  > off. Did take a run over
  >> to my local RS store and they had some that were close to the 1n5408s in
  > spec, but only a 3
  >> pack of them, so will order them all from Mouser.? That seems to be the
  > norm for RS. It
  >> seems about every time I go in there for some parts, they'll have them in
  > those drawers in
  >> the back, but only one or none is inside the compartment.
  >> While waiting for them to show, maybe I'll finally get into my old 
  >> NCL2000
  > that is loosing
  >> it's drive and has been sitting on the repair bench for a year:) That is
  > how I ended up buying
  >> the SB200 when it showed up on Craigslist here last summer, while waiting
  > for a new set of
  >> tubes to show up.
  >> So I'll spend the weekend looking for the odd band fill in the WPX 
  >> contest
  > and checking the
  >> capacitors in the SB200 and cleaning off the board of the old diodes.
  >> 73,
  >> Kathy
  > *************
  >
  > _______________________________________________
  > Amps mailing list
  > Amps at contesting.com
  > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
  >
  >
  >
  > -----
  > No virus found in this message.
  > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
  > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3529 - Release Date: 03/25/11
  > 
  _______________________________________________
  Amps mailing list
  Amps at contesting.com
  http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3532 - Release Date: 03/26/11