[R-390] Blowing B+ fuse
Tim Shoppa
tshoppa at wmata.com
Tue Jul 5 09:53:29 EDT 2005
> The B+ inrush with the silicon diode modification will be huge.
It's not so bad - the diodes don't drive filter capacitors directly, there's
big filter inductors in the way. If a B+ fuse blows, it's not directly because
of the solid-state PS mod. (Now it may be indirect if the extra B+ volts causes
a capacitor or tube to fail shorted)
I've made measurements of AC inrush current with and without
inrush-limiting thermistors, I'll see if I can post oscilliscope traces on the
web somehow.
Tim.
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