[Amps] BC-375E Switch

Carl km1h at jeremy.mv.com
Mon Feb 6 12:21:46 PST 2012


If the corona was due to circuit design dont blame the switch.
I was also going to suggest insulating it from ground as would be done in a 
bigger amp but the OP only has some 2500V tubes.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic K2VCO" <k2vco.vic at gmail.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] BC-375E Switch


> They are good for high current, but not so much for high voltage. I 
> replaced one in a
> friend's 4-1000A amplifier after it was damaged by corona-induced arcing. 
> The amp was
> running at 3600v.
>
> On 2/6/2012 5:41 AM, Carl wrote:
>> Its fine at that low power, just give it a good dishwasher cleaning to 
>> get
>> rid of 70 years of gunk on the ceramic.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Finner"<finnerjf at att.net>
>> To:<amps at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 10:24 PM
>> Subject: [Amps] BC-375E Switch
>>
>>
>>> How stout is the BC-375E switch?  Is it suitable for band switch use in 
>>> my
>>> 3 4CX300A tube amp at 1800 watts input?
>>>
>>> John WA4EPI
>
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