[HBR] Re: GB> RSGB Keyer

[Chris Trask]

>
> > timing capacitor charges, and the speed pot/resistor determines the
> > discharge time.  The inductance of the transformer increases the dwell
time,
> > and that may be where Ed is having his trouble.
> >
> >     The second triode is just a voltage-to-current converter, with the
> > weight potetiometer setting the point at which the relay drops in and
out.
>
> This conflicts with your statement that it's a multivibrator, which
> requires two gain stages.
>

    Try using the simpler term "timer", if it's easier for you to
comprehend.

Chris

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