[Amps] Henry 3K-A choke failure...workaround?

Jim jimw7ry at gmail.com
Fri Sep 27 18:02:45 EDT 2019


Unless you mean the plate supply filter choke?  Not the plate choke that 
connects to the tops of the tubes?


Thanks
73
Jim W7RY

On 9/27/2019 5:00 PM, Jim wrote:
> Can you please draw me a diagram of the*plate choke *in the ground 
> lead please?
> Thanks
> 73
> Jim W7RY
> On 9/26/2019 9:59 PM, Ron wrote:
>>   Jeff wa1hco millar wrote:
>>
>>> Hello wise ones...
>>
>>> Bought a nice 3K-A at a flea market and made one SSB contact.  On the
>>> second contact it tripped off on HV overcurrent.  After some 
>>> debugging, the
>>> Plate choke is leaky to ground at HV but open with an Ohm meter.
>>> Can I just put the choke up on insulated standoffs?
>>
>>> Any other suggestions?
>>
>>   It is a pleasure to be helpful.
>>
>>   The CURE is to put it in the ground side of the circuit, typically
>> where the rectifier or the grounded side of the transformer goes to
>> ground.
>>
>



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