[Amps] Glitch resistor in tank compartment

[Carl]

At 90 deg there is minimal coupling and the bypasses will take any RF to 
ground, it should be fine; Ive done similar in a couple of  ISM amps.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Craig" <davidhcraig at verizon.net>
To: "'Carl'" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>; <Amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 8:01 PM
Subject: RE: [Amps] Glitch resistor in tank compartment


> Thanks Carl- I remember your mod, I'm just worried a bit because
> this will be much closer to the tank coil than the SB220 had.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl [mailto:km1h at jeremy.mv.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 7:59 PM
> To: David Craig; Amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Glitch resistor in tank compartment
>
> I replace RFC-2 in the SB-220 with a 25W glitch and never had a problem 
> with
> it. Bypass it on both sides with a 1000pf 6-10KV disc ceramic....not a
> Chinese ebay POS either.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Craig" <davidhcraig at verizon.net>
> To: <Amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 7:28 PM
> Subject: [Amps] Glitch resistor in tank compartment
>
>
>>          Hello All,
>>
>>
>>
>>          Sounds counterintuitive as I know the Z-50 in the SB220 & others
>> who covert them to 6m monoband amps do it but want to throw it out there
>> for
>> comment.  I've got a Aerotron Navy surplus 3-400 amp I've final got 
>> around
>> to turning into 2x 3-500z 50 MHz monobander & I didn't preplan as well as
>> I
>> should have for the glitch resistor.  Using a 25 ohm 50w ohmite wire 
>> wound
>> for glitch & the only place with the layout of the tank has the resistor
>> at
>> 90 degrees to the tank coil (Pi circuit) about 2 inches away.  Anyone see
>> any potential problem with that- coupling, current, etc?  Wanted to mount
>> it
>> that way because the cooling fan will keep temp down & won't interfere
>> with
>> flow around the tubes.  Only other practical option without excessive
>> rerouting of B+ would put in in a location in the PS deck that won't get
>> the
>> cooling I want it to have.  Any input appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>>          73 Dave N3DB/8R1DB
>>
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