[ARC5] Speaking of Scarce....

[J. Forster]

If you look at other military gear, you see the same sort of thing (a WS 19 for
example, rated 10 W, typically 14 W). I think it's a conservative number.
Remember, the input to the dyno was not necessarily always 28 VDC in an
airplane. I suspect (but don't know) that the set could well put out that power
at an input of 22 or 24 VDC. (Aircraft power spec was about 22 to 32 VDC in the
'60s) The dyno is roughly linear so could be expected to put out roughly 400 to
425 V at 22 VDC in.

FWIW,
-John



Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:

> > Interesting that the CW and AM power output ratings
> > are shown on the contract/manufacturer plate, and at
> > 12W and 4W respectively they seem a little low for a
> > pair of 1625's at 550V B+.
>
> I have always wondered about that too. A misprint?
>
> >
> > Was this model or frequency range de-rated for some
> > reason?
>
> When you find out, tell me. :-)
>
> Ken W7EKB
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