That's why everyone was flicking their Bic. I thought they were getting ready for a concert or something.Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
That's why everyone was flicking their Bic. I thought they were getting ready for a concert or something.
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Nah. That would mean he'd have to have multiple spouses. I wouldn't do that to him.
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Flicking the Bic is old skool... There's an app for that.
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Damn, I have to get out of the cave more.Flicking the Bic is old skool... There's an app for that.
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That looks easy.
OK, just a small update. The GS-35B is in place and working great. I ran it on filament only for about 2 hours, then 200ma idle current at 2KV for 2 hours, 300ma for another hour, then 250ma at full plate voltage for a couple minutes to get it good and toasty to make sure its was well gettered. After that I let it rip at full 3800-4000 volts under load with no signs of flashing over.
Long story short, 2KW is easy on any band with 100 watts of drive and 75 watts puts me right at 1500 watts out. Perfect!
All I can say is 2KW is hard on equipment...my watt meter gets hot, my RG8X coax was getting warm, and after a few minutes of testing various bands my oil filled dummy load let out a horrendous smell and now the SWR is too high. Oops.
I noticed the GS-35B glows quite a bit brighter than my GS-31B.
GS-35B_GLOW.jpg
Glad you got it all figured out and up and running. It also makes a nice night lite.
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Nice job with the amp, and I'm glad you got it sorted!
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Does the tube produce X rays when run at such high power? Might be interesting to put a geiger counter on the top of the amp.
No X-rays until you get up around 16KV and the tube would go south at half that. I would however like to know what's producing that eerie glow.
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