[Elecraft] Re: [T1

[wayne burdick]

On Apr 3, 2005, at 11:19 PM, Bill Scovell wrote:

> This is probably a question that Ron could answer before I trouble 
> Sott or Brian.
> The one 20pF capacitor supplied with my T1 kit is a small NPO (black 
> edge) device with no voltage marking, it  looks like a 50V item to me 
> but maybe the're getting smaller.
> This part is for C2 which is spec'd at 500V --- should this part carry 
> a voltage rating?

Hi Bill,

This cap is indeed rated at 500 V, despite the lack of a voltage label. 
(If you have the courage to do destructive testing, we'll send you a 
replacement  ;)

All the caps in the T1's L-network are rated at 500 or 1000 V to ensure 
reliability when using max power at very high SWR.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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