Cr is a sustantially better conductor than Ni-Cr or Ni-Cr-Fe. At 50MHz,
Ni-Cr has about 5.5 times as much RF resistance as Cu. At 60Hz, Ni-Cr
has c. 50 times as much resistance as Cu.
>> > Are there any commercially built amps currently using nichrome or
>stainless
>> >steel wire for their parasitic suppressors??? Just curious !!!!!thanks!!
>> > carl / kz5ca
>
>The Henry 8-K Ultra uses a large brass strap wound into a coil
>that is heavily plated with chrome. This is used alone, with no
>parallel resistance. I have built several amps (3CX3000A7, YC-156)
>using Henry's suppressor with great results. (so far)
>
>Also, Entron amps use nichrome/resistors on some models/
>
>(((73)))
>Phil, K5PC
>
>
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