Apache High Plate Current

[Rich Sahlender]

Interesting... the Apache does indeed use the 5763 as a driver.
I think it's pretty "busy" underneath it but I'll have a look.

tnx de Rich WA3WLH

On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 10:34:47PM -0700, Brian Wood wrote:
> Rich,
>
> After thinking I had fixed my grid current flicker by replacing the 47 pf
> capacitor that serves as the load for the final grids, I think I have now
> found that the flickering is related to the ground wire that runs along the
> side of the bracket-mounted driver tuning cap in the DX-100. If the Apache
> is built in a similar fashion, you might watch out for capacitive coupling
> from your driver tube to nearby grounds. The driver in a DX-100 is a 5763.
> Course, it could also be a bad contact in the 5763 tube socket. The
> flickering seems to stop when I angle the tube away from the ground wire,
> which of course affects the connectivity to the socket too.
>
> 73,
>
> Brian, W0DZ

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