On Thu, 13 May 1999 21:26:31 EDT N3XBU@aol.com writes:
>
> Hi Guys. Any ideas on Mark's problem? Email direct: nm5k@wt.net
>
> Subject: Parasitic suppression?
> From: Mark Keith nm5k@wt.net
Have you actually removed the PS caps and tested or can you measure the
voltage drop across each one?
Could be one shorted and the rest are carrying the load for now. With 7
caps you are right on the edge.
Norm
Snipped for brevity
>
> Want to pick your brains... I'm sure most have heard the stories
> docile and stable. It's a Henry 2K classic running a pair of
> 3-500z's.
> Plate about 3200v+ -. The filter caps are getting a bit old and I
> have
> been planning on getting a new set,
> Now tonight comes along, and I'm talking to a friend of mine using
> the
> amp. All seemed normal as always, and I yakked along for a good
> while. I
> had unkeyed for a minute or two and all of a sudden, BANG!!!!! I
> mean
> loud and sharp like a gun, no arcing sound involved. Actually the
> sound
> was almost the same as a firecracker.
I
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