Somewhere in my youth, I recall reading that plate caps like that make
very little difference, because the ability of that thin plate electrode
to transfer heat from the plate itself is the limiting factor, not the
size or surface area of the cap. True/false?
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 7/1/2010 10:14 AM, Patrick Barthelow wrote:
> Cool, ....So to speak...
>
>
>
> They resemble closely the design of the factory plate heat dissapators on
> the Drake L-4B
>
>
>
> Also, I wonder if there is any heat transfer advantage to be gained by
> smearing a thin
>
> (as always) layer of heat sink compound between the tube electrode, and the
> inside clamp hole of the dissapators?
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> 73, de Pat Barthelow AA6EG
>
>
>
>> From: 4cx250b@muohio.edu
>> To: amps@contesting.com
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 06:25:05 -0600
>> Subject: [Amps] New High Efficiency 3-500Z plate caps
>>
>> Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoVCGFPvOuk
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoVCGFPvOuk&hd=1> &hd=1 for a neat video
>> showcasing the new 3-500Z plate caps by Mike Freeman NT8O and his brother at
>> www.73CNC.com<http://www.73cnc.com/>
>>
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