[Amps] Source for plate xfrmer

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Source for plate xfrmer


> Rob Atkinson wrote:
>>In your long description you said nothing about the filter caps in use.
>>Please describe them.  Ideally I would want one or more oil caps giving
>>around 50 uF with 6 KVWDC
>>
>
> Good regulation requires two things: low transformer winding resistances
> *and* sufficient capacitance. If the winding resistances are much too
> high (which seems to be the case with Steve's transformer) then even
> large amounts of capacitance can only have a marginal effect.
>
> This has always been apparent in the old paper charts, and software like
> PSU Designer makes it even clearer.
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek


This is where a choke input comes in handy. About 12H  (a fairly common 
surplus item) followed by about 20-30uF should give a stiff output at around 
90%+  of RMS.

Use a HV probe to check for diode spikes which can be mitigated by some more 
C and .01's across the each leg of the bridge and then another.01 to ground. 
You also need a bleeder resistor.

Maybe not as much voltage as you wanted but saves the $$ for more iron. I 
paid $40 for a 1A choke from a Gates 1000W+ BCB rig that was being scrapped. 
The RF finals and modulator ran off the same PS.
That amp runs 7  270uF 450V 105*C caps and the 2800VDC barely budges and 
spikes are all but gone but Im using plenty of 6A10's to be safe.

Carl
KM1H