[Amps] re idling current alpha 9500 amp

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:52:25 -0700
From: "Fern Rivard" <crc at cyberlink.ca>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Subject: [Amps] re idling current alpha 9500 amp

Would appreciate if any of you folks that own an alpha 9500 amplifier if you 
would check and see what your idling plate current is with the amp keyed 
but without rf drive.
Thanks from Fern  VE7GZ

##  what does the manual say ?   What are the eimac specs for typ use ? 
I thought the alpha amps all had  ebs......aka...  3 stage  electronic bias.   

##  Typ,. the plate current is cut off on RX.   Then when keyed, but no drive applied,
idle current is typ 20-25 ma.   With  a tiny bit of drive applied, bias Vdc is further reduced, 
so normal 150-200 ma idle is achieved.

Jim  VE7RF