[ARC5] ARC-5 Transmitter Power Supply options/suggestions

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 13 Aug 2014 at 19:06, hwhall at compuserve.com wrote:

> I've bought a relatively inexpensive (~$27) industrial "control transformer" to
> try in an ARC-5 supply someday. The label says it will output 550 to 600 
vac

OK. WIth a full-wave bridge and a capacitor input filter, you can expect 
almost 850 VDC output.

If you use a choke input filter with enough bleeder to maintain critical 
inductance, you can expect about 540 VDC.

Ken W7EKB