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Re: [Amps] Tube amps are not a thing of the past

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Tube amps are not a thing of the past
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 06:36:47 -0400
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Tubes in High Power Amps can take a licking and keep on ticking...but not solid state amps devices. Replacing power MOSFETS in RF pallets is much more complicated.


On 6/5/2017 3:46 AM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
OTOH as W8HW said, the input of the high power devices is extremely fragile. Over drive and spikes of very short (few Ms) duration that wouldn't faze a tube can be fatal for SS devices.

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