I am getting ready to convert my Gates BC-1T to 75 and 160 and need some opinions on the loading cap. The 1T uses fixed capacitance and a variable inductor for loading. I need about 750 pF for the loading cap on 75 meters. The original loading caps (two in parallel) are G2 micas at 8000 vdc, however they are both 1500 pF. I have a type F2B that is 800 pF at 6000 vdc, that would be close enough, but I'm afraid it may not handle the current. The F2 is a much smaller unit than the G2's that are in there now. Anyone have any opinions on what the F2 can handle? Being on a higher freq. than original design I think the 6KV rating might be okay, but I'm still concerned with the current rating of the F2 as opposed to the type G2.
Nebraska Surplus has what I'm looking for, but they want $175 for it. Thanks, Brian / wa5am -- "Money is only temporary, but radios are forever" - Jim Little aka "the old dog"/K5BAI ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
