That's right Peter; horses for courses / no free lunches concisely sums up
the tube comparison quite well. The choice is largely a personal preference
one with diehard aficionados in both camps.
If high ZSAC is a concern then a competently executed progressive tri-state
EBS scheme will mitigate that concern. Whereas a poorly applied EBS is a
horrid abomination, a properly done EBS implementation will work a treat for
reducing heat dissipation with no detrimental impact on the amplifier's
signal spectral quality.
73
Leigh, VK5KLT
-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Peter Voelpel
Sent: Monday, 2 April 2012 8:13 AM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Cheap auxiliary amp cooling
There is no free lunch, either use triodes with low ZSAC and small gain or
tetrodes with 20db+ gain and high demand of ZSAC.
I have no problem to let my YL1056 idle with 1100W ZSAC and use the same
tube since 1978. I remember my 30S1 did not consume much less while idling.
73
Peter, DJ7WW
-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Carl
Sent: Freitag, 30. März 2012 17:41
To: audioguy@q.com; Amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Cheap auxiliary amp cooling
Isnt that exciting having to run almost 1100W idle with 2 tubes only rated
at 1200W dissipation total? No wonder they dont last long and availability
is drying up.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Barber" <audioguy@q.com>
To: <Amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 3:29 AM
Subject: [Amps] Cheap auxiliary amp cooling
> While playing with my new toy, (QRO HF2500DX) I found that I was able to
> confirm that it does indeed need auxiliary cooling for high duty cycle
> modes. Even at relatively low or no power output - just the ZSAC is
> 450ma @ 2400V, or over 1000 watts of just plain old heat.
>
> I decided to check my computer parts supplier to see if there was
> anything that looked like it might work for a "booster" exhaust fan, and
> it turned out that a 250mm (10"!) 12V PC case fan has a brushless (no RF
> noise) DC motor, turns slow and makes little audible noise, but manages
> to move 105 CFM of air. (at zero back pressure, of course) They cost
> $26.99 USD in single units.
>
> I haven't built a sealed mount yet, but just sitting the fan on top of
> the case above the tubes dropped the exhaust temp 40-50F during
> 375/1500-watt AM transmissions. The noise of the "booster" fan is so low
> compared to the internal 50CFM blower that I can't really hear it.
> Legal-limit SSB conversations (with modest compression) get the
> airstream only lukewarm now, instead of 130F+ .
>
> I also bought a 243 CFM 8" 12VDC Conair-Rotron hurricane generator that
> I want to build a temperature-ramped PWM controller for when I get A
> Round Tuit. (probably 25khz, 30-100% duty cycle to copy the newer PC
> controllers, which work well) In the meantime, the cheap PC case fan
> seems to be getting the job done.
>
> 73,
> Jim N7CXI
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