[Amps] Fw: Ten-Tec Centurion Load Capacitance

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Rob, if you don't like that, can't you reposition the control knob 180  
degrees?
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/10/2012 11:00:34 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
ranchorobbo at gmail.com writes:

Unlike  some amps, the Centurion cap dials at 10, indicate maximum
capacitance; not  maximum loading (in the case of the load  cap).

73

Rob
K5UJ


On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 12:25 AM,  Jim W7RY <w7ry at centurytel.net> wrote:
> Well the amp is back  together. 40 meters will not load without the
> additional loading  capacitance!  The tank must not be right!  Oh, one 
thing
> I  did notice is that between 10 and 15 meters, you don’t need to move  
the
> tune and load knobs to be resonate on both bands!  I bet the  10 and 15 
meter
> Q is pretty high.
>
> So I'll go back to  the Ten-Tec original setup. I'll also add more
> capacitance for 160  meters other than what's there. It does tune fine, 
but
> the load cap is  almost maxed out at 1900 KHz.
>
> Thanks for all the info!
>  Jim W7RY
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