[Amps] addendum to 8877 plate voltage post

[Barrie Smith]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Duffy K3LR" <k3lr at k3lr.com>
To: "'Charles Bibb'" <zedkay at telepak.net>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] addendum to 8877 plate voltage post


> Hello Charles:
> 
> I have had no trouble running 4100 VDC for plate voltage on the 8877.
> 
> There are guys that run close to 5 KV.

Even Six!
> 
> 73,
> Tim K3LR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Charles Bibb
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 4:37 PM
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] addendum to 8877 plate voltage post
> 
> 
> Forgot to add this in my last post about high 8877 anode voltage:
> 
> I've considered a "buck" transformer on the main transformer 
> primary.  I only need to "buck" the input a few volts (less than 20).
> 
> Is this worth the trouble?  Or should I just run it a tad high?
> 
> 73,
> Charles - K5ZK
> 
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