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>-----Original Message-----
>From: COLIN LAMB <k7fm@teleport.com>
>To: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>; Steve Thompson
><g8gsq@qsl.net>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>Date: 25 June 2002 22:05
>Subject: Re: [Amps] CTI follow up - miscellaneous ramblings
>
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>>Gas tubes v. solid state regulators:
>>
>>I am always suspicious of an electronic device that hides the electron
>>flow. When the VR tube glows, you know it is doing something. That is not
>>the case with solid state regulators. The same problem applies to ceramic
>>tubes. You cannot see if they are on.
>Expanding on a suggestion made to me off list, how about a string of 150
>LEDs to get 300odd V for a screen supply. That could be quite pretty, and
>give visual indication of loading too.
>
* Super-Excellent idea, Steve. A showy visual display just might win
over the "real radios glow in the dark" gang. Hmmmmm, lets see, with
high-intensity LEDs, it should be possible to make a 800-LED array
screen-shunt regulator for an 8170 that could probably be seen from
2-miles away. Would this be impressive or what? And if this screen-reg.
was mounted on top of the tower -- totally kick-butt awesome.
.
cheerz
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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