[Amps] Fil transformer

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 07:08:54 -1000
From: Merv Schweigert <k9fd at flex.com>
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Fil transformer

<How about the old time trick of putting two low value resistors to 
<ground, one from each side of the
<filament,  used to be used for a center tap many times in days of old.

##  This isnt 1956 anymore.  The B-  has to float above ground a bit on a gg triode amp, in 
order to measure both dc plate + dc grid current.   
The two resistors would have to be wired in series....across the sec of the oem fil xfmr. 
The junction point of the resistors becomes your new CT.  

##  two resistors in series will  work, provided they are each real low value.  If say
a pair of 10 ohm resistors used in series...and perhaps  600ma of plate current flowing,you will
end up with 300 ma  flowing through each of the 10 ohm resistors.   10 ohms X 300 ma =   3 volts.
Thats another 3 vdc of unwanted bias on each side of the fil, yo-yoing up and down as you talk on ssb. 
Probably no big deal, moot point.   You could also put a small electrolytic across  each resistor. That
would provide for a near constant  3 vdc, as both caps try and charge up when the plate current peaks.  

##  Its also  .9 watt  dissipation  in each resistor, so if u go that route, use a 3 watt mof resistor. 

##  I cant fathom why dentron could miss such a fundamental  concept.  No surprise really.  I had one of 
their dentron  160-10L  4 x 811 amps back in 1970. Its was a dogs breakfast right out of the box, new. 

Jim   VE7RF