On Mon, 2 Feb 1998 21:08:48 -0800, Dick Flanagan <dick@libelle.com>
wrote:
>>Well, it wasn't the loading coils, but the balun, a W2DU current
>>balun. It was reading a very high NEGATIVE resistance on my Fluke 77
>>(can anybody tell me why it was NEGATIVE?),
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It was negative because inside the balun, a small amount of
electricity was being generated by electrolytic action. Put your
meter in DC volts mode and you'll see it. Really old wax-type
capacitors do the same thing on occasion.
73, Bill W7TI
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