[Amps] Glow, gettering, and voltage

[Roger D Johnson]

Switching between CW and SSB voltages doesn't stress the switch much. Turning
the amp on results in a large surge through the on/off switch. This can be minimized
by starting the amp in the CW position. Better still is a soft-start circuit.

73, Roger

PS Hi Dick


On 1/9/2017 9:23 AM, Joe wrote:
> Thing is,
> If you were to stick with just one voltage, and say the switch did go bad, 
> what is wrong with just by-passing the switch all together and just connect 
> the wires to each other as the switch is doing? And just not have it at all 
> anyway?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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> On 1/9/2017 8:11 AM, Dick NY1E wrote:
>> I do not want to wear out the unobtainium CW/SSB switch by going back and 
>> forth every time I use the amp. I want to pick one voltage setting and do 95% 
>> of my operation there.
>>
>> 73,
>> Cathy
>> N5WVR
>> I do just the opposite, I switch to CW/tune each time to try to save the 
>> unobtainium on/off switch from higher inrush current...
>> de Dick NY1E
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