It's to allow metering in the return lead (close to ground potential) instead
of in the B+ lead (where high voltage may have to be brought to a panel meter,
etc).
I usually float the HV return just slightly above chassis ground by virtue of a
meter shunt resistance value, usually a few Ohms or smaller. I don't know why
anyone would float it higher than that.
WB2WIK/6
-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Ulf Tjerneld
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:48 AM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] PSU design question
Hi all,
There is one thing I still haven't been able to understand; It is the
question about having B- a little bit above ground. I have now read
tons of info on the subject and I do get the basic idea about creating
a point where you can measure plate current in a safe way. But what I
don't understand is exactly how you determine that potential, i.e. the
actual value of the resistor. I have seen a lot of designs on the
Internet and in the literature where this resistor ranges from a few
couple of ohms up to about a kilo ohm, but I have still not found a
satisfactory explanation to why this resistor sometimes is only 5 ohms
and sometimes 1 K? Maybe it is not important to know... why not just
copy a design from the Internet? Well, I could, but I'm determined to
learn everything about amplifiers and I also have a profound respect
for the HV! That is why I want to know exactly what I'm doing! This
also leads to the following question: Since my design is a cathode
grounded tetrode design; do I really need to create the independent B-
for the sake of metering? I also intend to build the amplifier and the
PSu in the same chassis, so as I understand it; I don't need B- return
for the sake of safely connecting HV to the amplifier.
I'd be happy if someone could enlighten me further on this!
73's
Ulf /SM0NOR
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