Return-Path: Received: (qmail 94029 invoked from network); 31 Jan 2004 09:36:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-mxscan01.plus.net) (212.159.14.235) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 31 Jan 2004 09:36:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 2284 invoked from network); 31 Jan 2004 09:36:19 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from ptb-mxcore01.plus.net (212.159.14.215) by ptb-mxscan01.plus.net with SMTP; 31 Jan 2004 09:36:18 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1AmrY2-0000TZ-0Y for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:36:18 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1AmrX8-0007vh-GU for rs_out@blacksheep.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:35:22 +0000 Received: from [194.73.73.81] (helo=tungsten.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AmrX8-0007vY-33 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:35:22 +0000 Received: from [81.129.45.61] (helo=dellboy) by tungsten.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #25) id 1AmrX7-00073O-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:35:21 +0000 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (dellboy) Message-ID: <001701c3e7dd$dd699a20$1f00a8c0@dellboy> From: "Dave Pick" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <6.0.1.1.2.20040129133740.036bcc40@POP3.freeler.nl> <1AmbdK-1Oy81Z0@fwd03.sul.t-online.com> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:37:38 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Zobel Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PN-SPAMFiltered: yes X-Spam-Rating: 2 Uwe I had the same problem with QRSS and have decreased the capacitor to 2.2nF. This still keeps the worst spikes under control when the PA is properly loaded and has proved reliable. It all depends on the construction of your output transformer of course. 73 Dave G3YXM. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jannsen" <0482183881-0001@t-online.de> To: Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 4:36 PM Subject: LF: Zobel > Hi Dave/G3YXM and group, > > the Zobel Network 22 Ohm / 4,7nF in my G3YXM PA gets very hot if driving > the PA in 1kW mode; much hotter than the toroid T2 (output transformer)gets. > I changed the five Watt resistor with a 20 Watt, it gets hot too; with the > cooling fan off the resistor desolders itself. > > I think that`s a good sign of the correct dimension: 22 Ohm / 4,7nF means > the open reactive load (T2 and surroundings) oscillates at calculated > 1,539MHz; measured 1,776MHz. > > But what a heavy loss! > > My question: > Is there no other possibility eliminating the instability of that output > system ? > > Regards > Uwe / dj8wx > > >