If the winding has taps for 80 and 40 and the taps get shorted with the band
switch, then that is the problem.
You should use separate cores for each band.
If you were to leave the taps open then you may have arcing problems.
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> On Sep 26, 2021, at 10:54 AM, John Keating <john.keating@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> My 2 x 3-500Z amp uses a two-stack T-225A-2 red mix iron powder toroid for
> 160-80-40. It gets hot, especially on 160, changing the loading and causing
> the grid current to drift up on extended transmission. This is not a new
> phenomenon, but I thought I would ask the experts if there is a remedy,
> perhaps other than using a triple stack or going to an air core coil, neither
> of which I have room for.
>
> John
> AI6LY
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