Re: KAT500 update

Posted by Ignacy on Dec 09, 2011; 12:43am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KAT500-update-tp7072932p7076508.html

Imagine choke constructed with RG174 looped through a toroid 10 times.  Also imagine output resitstance 2500 Ohms and 100W power.

On input, RG174 has a peak voltage of 100V. No problem.

On output, RG174 has a peak voltage of 1000V. It would melt in seconds.

What is wrong here? Assumptions?

Ignacy