[TenTec] 238 caps

[Ron Castro]

The problem is not with the voltage, but with the RF current.  The doorknobs 
in my article have a 15 Amp rating and they're not very expensive if you buy 
them on e-bay.

http://n6ie.com/Ten_Tec_238.html

            Ron  N6IE
       www.N6IE.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 3:53 PM
Subject: [TenTec] 238 caps


> Instead of doing the tuner cap mod with doorknobs why not simply use
> higher v. disk ceramics?  Mouser has 8 KV 470 pF for around 50 cents
> each.  You can get four 100 pF 10 KV caps and string them together in
> series for the 25 pF on the output for a heck of a lot less than a
> doorknob (I say that because that's what I quickly found at mouser to
> get 25 pF and high v.).  Plus no probs fitting and mounting them.
> Looks to me like the prob. with the stock caps on 160 is that they're
> 2 KV (probably less on that low a frequency) if I am not mistaken.
>
> I admit I added an extra load padder cap to my Centurion on 160 that
> was a doorknob but that was mainly because I had it on hand and there
> was room.  I would not want to buy them unless I could get them for a
> few bucks each at a hamfest.
>
> 73
> Rob
> K5UJ
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