>Rich says:
>
>>The event that caused me to consider not using "equalizers" in the anode
>> supply was the
>>realization that manufacturers had stopped using them.
>
>
>Hmmmmm...........Rich, that's a poor argument. Firstly, it assumes
>manufacturers are right. Having been in this industry for 35 years, the last
>20 for a semiconductor manufacturer, I treat that idea with suspicion!
>
? The supply has worked flawlessly for ten years even though the safety
factor is paltry.
>Secondly, if manufacturers were right all the time, your arguments on
>parasitics would fall to the ground!!!
>
? Hughes Electronics was reportedly using resistance-wire/ribbon VHF
parasitic suppression in a 100kW HF amplifier over a decade ago. . It
doesn't take an "expert" to realize that silver conductors might not be
an appropriate choice for damping circuitry. G. E.'s Mr. G. W. Fyler was
onto this in 1935, 6-years before I arrived. .
>
- cheers, Peter
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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