Well, yes, for cw you have to short the mod transformer out, but you would also have to short the screen choke if you used one. You don't want the inductance in circuit when keying the cw on and off....
Brett N2DTS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Geoff/W5OMR > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 8:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Plate modulating a 807 > > > > > > Best thing to do is insert a choke in the screen circuit. > > > > A small choke, 15 henrys or more will work. > > Otherwise, you have to run the screen off a voltage divider, > > some from the unmodulated B+, and some from the modulated B+. > > > > The choke setup MAY hose you up on cw if you run cw, so a switch > > or some quick way to remove the choke might be needed. > > > > Brett > > N2DTS > > Why not just turn the audio off, and short the secondary of > the modulation > transformer? Or, is using a reactor in the Final BE+ line, > switch from the > modulator, to the final. > > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio
