>
>Rich Measures wrote:
>>>>? There is more than one way to figure Q.
>>>
>>>Evidently - like to tell us your definition?
>>>
>>? I don't have one. Eimac defines Q as the ratio between RL and the
>>reactance of C1. None of the Eimac formulae can be used without choosing
>>a value of Q - as defined by their definition
>>.
>I can't believe I'm reading this. If you truly believe that the
>definition of a quantity like Q is something that can change according
>to whose pi-network formulae you use, then - I'm sorry, but it has to be
>said - you literally don't understand the first thing about circuit
>analysis.
? There are nevertheless two ways to define Q.
>
>>>The definition I'm using is Q = XL/Rs, where Rs is the transformed
>>>effect of all resistive components, when made to appear in a series loop
>>>with L.
>>>
>>? A definition which does not work with Eimac's formulae.
>>
>I still can't believe I'm reading this!
>
? You can read it on pages 35, 36, and 37 in *Care and Feeding of Power
Grid tubes. Q is used in all three formulas. Q is not calculated. Q is
selected by the designer.
>
? Ian: Is an L-network resonant?
- thanks
Rich...
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