[ARC5] Question about running the SCR274 transmitters on lower voltage.

[Dennis Monticelli]

You're plate efficiency at only 440V is not going to be all that wonderful
so even if the higher screen allows 50W out, you will be leaving >50W in
the bottles.

Dennis AE6C
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 2:23 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> I have a DY401 which puts out 440V at 180 ma which I want  to use with the
> transmitters for lack of anything better. Has anyone on the list tried this?
>
> If so, what is the "magic number" for the screen resistor at this voltage?
> The specs say that the max screen voltage is 350V, so maybe I can set it at
> around 300 to be safe? Maybe I can get 50W out?
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