I dont follow that logic at all. Most owners that I knew operated both modes
so memory never took place as its not a short term issue.
Many also operated both modes in the SSB position. Lets not get on the
legality high horse either.
It "may" explain the somewhat high failure rate of the earliest cap vendor
if a dedicated CW op sold the amp to a slop bucketeer. Later caps didnt
appear to have the problem.
Carl
KM1H
> Hmmm ... would this mean that the SB-220 and similar amps of that era
> should all have blown up by now (since we mostly run them on the SSB
> setting now?
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
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>
>
> On 4/10/2010 9:51 AM, Carl wrote:
>> I dont know if it still holds with some caps but they used to have a
>> memory.
>> IOW if run for a long spell (weeks, months) at say 60% of ratings and
>> then
>> run at max they had a tendency to fail.
>>
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