[Amps] Single Band Amplifiers One Power Supply

[Bill Turner]

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On Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:47:05 -0500, W7RY wrote:

>How would you go about metering them? 

REPLY:

In modern amps. both the B- and B+ are NOT connected to ground, but
left floating. The grid current meter is connected from B- to ground.
The plate current (actually cathode current) meter is connected in the
B- lead BEFORE the grid current meter    , i.e. on the power supply
side of the B- lead, not the cathode side.

Sounds weird, but it works. Check the schematic of any late model
grounded grid amplifier and that's how they do it. 

If you want to use a single switched meter for all the amps. simply
put a low value resistor on the order of one ohm or so where you would
normally put the meter and them simply measure the voltage drop across
it. That way you can switch the meter from one amp to another without
disturbing current flow. Simple Ohm's law will give you the values. 

73, Bill W6WRT