Hi Peter,
From: Peter Chadwick <Peter_Chadwick@mitel.com>
To: "'amps'" <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: RE: [AMPS] resonated input chokes
Date sent: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:32:36 +0100
>
> Tom says:
>
> >I made the choke EXACTLY resonant by following the guidelines in
> >Bill Orr's Handbook.
>
> My understanding is that is what you DON'T do! I understand that it should
> be tuned a bit HF, so that it looks like a higher inductance, thus
> maintaining constant current in the choke. It's useful to use Variac for
> the commissioning stage so you can wind it all up very gently until you've
> got it tuned right.
That's what I learned, the hard way. After almost being killed by
technical information Orr's handbook, I tossed it in the trash.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
--
FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampfaq.html
Submissions: amps@contesting.com
Administrative requests: amps-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems: owner-amps@contesting.com
Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
|