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Re: Amp modification


 

I cut my teeth bringing an old Johnson Thunderbolt back from the grave.
(2) 4-400A tetrodes in parallel....learned a lot.

Key to that whole applicaiton is the neutralization....and the fact
if the gains of the tubes are so far off theres not really a perfect way to neutralize,
merely adjust the cap for "best effect" so there is no self osc, and max power out.

I believe ALL the RF transmitting tubes on the market are now made in Chyna,
and they always mass produce with sub-par materials from a "copied" sample
to cut their expenses as much as possible.

They seem to be also renumbering some tubes as "High performance",
merely giving the same tube a different part number with higher price
meanwhile theres no history of that part number tube or a datasheet.

--
Steve Hearns [ KA2PTE ]
Technotronic Dimensions, VT [USA]
WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM
E-Mail: Steve@...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Midgett via groups.io" <RobinK4IDC@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2024 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [ham-amplifiers] Amp modification


Hi Billy,
I'm not an amplifier guru. I've studied & repaired a few. There's a notion
in the RF amplifier camp that says "if your amplifier needs more than one
tube, you need a different design." I agree with that line of thinking.
If you're going to make the leap from triode to tetrode at the 400 watt
/tube dissipation level, consider the 4CX400 or Russian GS-36b. They can be
had for ~$100 each. Look into the mods online for the AM-6154 / AM-6155 FAA
amplifiers as a starting point.



Thanks,
Robin Midgett K4IDC


On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 8:03?PM Billy Pickering via groups.io <pickeringw=
[email protected]> wrote:

Well, I was lucky enough to pick up a Henry Tempo 2006 that did not have
any tubes. Yes, 3CX400A7 tubes are expensive so we were looking into
modifying it to run 2 or 3 4CX250B tubes instead. I know we need to have
screen power for these tubes, and was wondering if anyone was currently
making the GM3SEK tetrode control boards. I guess we could come up with
something from scratch, but those boards are really nice.

I guess if it really come down to it, we could modify to run the single
3CX800A7 we have, but not sure if the tube is any good as it was pulled
from a commercial unit.


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