>
>Gentlemen:
>
>A couple parts questions for a small home-brew (2x) GI-7B triode hf amp
>project I'm thinking about, please???
>
><1> Plate Bypass Capacitor
>
>I've noticed values ranging from 1000pf up to 5000pf (2 x 2500pf) for
>the Plate Bypass Capacitor in several amp designs... This works out to
>a reactance of from 88.42 ohms at 1.8-MHz for 1000pf, to 17.68 ohms for
>5000pf...
>
? under 20-ohms is a fair bypass.
>What is the best value for this bypass capacitor or does it depend on
>which tube(s) you're using and all of the 'network' impedances you're
>working with...
>
><2> Plate Bypass Capacitor
>
>What types of capacitors can I use for the Plate Bypass Capacitor???
>I've seen door knob ceramics as well as disc ceramics being used...
? discs work ok.
> I
>noticed in the 4CX1600B project in my 2001 Handbook that the author
>specifies two 2500pf 10kv ceramic door knobs, Newark #46F5253, but when
>I looked up that Newark part it was a 2500pf 10kv disc ceramic (z5u)...
>Is this another typo' in that particular article???
>
>Anyone have a good source for 2000pf 10kv door knob z5u ceramic parts???
>
><3> Plate RF Choke
>
>I noticed in that same 4CX1600B project in the handbook that the author
>purchased a Plate RF Choke from Command Technologies... I'd like to run
>this amplifier on 160 through 10, including WARC bands, and I'd like to
>make sure the choke I end up with isn't resonant near any of those
>frequencies... Any recommendations, sources, prices???
? I would roll my own and park the resonances with a dipmeter. Details
on HV-RFCs are on my Web site under "Amplifiers".
>
><4> Filament Choke
>
>Hopefully there's nothing real exotic here... Two GI-7B tube filaments
>will run 12.6vac at 4.0amps... I suspect a bifilar wound choke is the
>best way to go
? true
>and if I could get one designed for 5.0 or 6.0 amps,
>instead of 30.0 amps (grin), I suspect it would be physically much
>smaller than a 30.0 amp choke... Recommendations, sources, prices???
>Toroidal???
>
? solenoid would be my choice; #18 Cu woiuld do.
>---------------
>
>I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions if I decide to start the
>project...
>
>I'm thinking about a custom Hypersil transformer with 820vac @ 1.0amp
>CCS for the plate supply (doubler)... I looked at 1640vac @ 0.5amp but
>the transformer ends up being quite a bit larger for the same VA
>rating... Is this because of the voltage breakdown spec' of the
>transformer windings, or something like that???
? Using the same amplifier tube/s, a HV transformer - for FWB service
requires more paper than a transformer for FWD service. Since less
paper leaves room for more Cu, the FWD transformer can be more compact.
The tradeoff with a FWD is that it won't work with a resonant-choke
filter.
>
>I ordered tubes (they're "cheap") and I'm anxious to start machining
>sockets... Though, I'm still not certain about starting the full-blown
>project...
>
>I apologize for the long-winded note and I appreciate the collective
>wisdom represented here on "the list"...
>
>Very 73, Mike - K8LH (Westland, MI)...
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