[Boatanchors] EF Johnson thunderbolt

Rob Atkinson ranchorobbo at gmail.com
Tue Aug 24 16:09:58 EDT 2021


That sounds like a mistake.  What's wrong with measuring cathode
current?  It's a lot safer.  You can measure the plate current using
the cathode.

Rob
K5UJ

On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 8:21 PM KA2PTE <ka2pte at 3950.net> wrote:
>
> Curious if anyone here would know the max KV rating for the stock plate
> meter?
> It looks pretty sturdy, and I am rewiring it so its actually measuring plate
> current, not cathode current as it was modded previously.It will have 3.5Kv
> on it now,
> which is more than the factory 2.4Kv


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