In a message dated 5/23/06 12:16:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> One reason Elecraft (or any other manufactor of kits) would be unlikely to > offer tube amps is that they don't want builders putting "der fusin blowing > fingers" in a rig with a kilovolt B plus supply. Or multi kv supply for > high power (QROo?) amps. One big advantage of solid state rigs. Well, sort of. An amp of any serious power will require house current of considerable wattage, and 120 or 240 will kill you stone cold dead if you get careless. On top of that, the current levels of SS power amplifiers are rather serious. To produce 1500W of RF out requires about 3000W DC input or more. If the supply is 50 volts, that's 60 amps or more. Get a ring or other metal object across that and you can fry off a finger or worse. Get a tool across it and the sparks and flying molten metal can be a hazard to your sight, while the boom can be dangerous to your hearing. The dangers are different but the precautions are the same. 73 de Jim, N2EY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
