Pete, The only possible reason I can think of for people to say that is that sometimes the MOVs can damage themselves in the event of a surge. They become sacrificial devices - if they fail, replace them. Yes, MOVs should be always be enclosed, so should they explode when they fail, bits do not go flying just anywhere.
73, Don W3FPR Pete Smith wrote: > Yet other knowledgeable people say that using MOVs in this way is apt to > *cause* damage. I realize that this discussion should probably move to > Towertalk now, but don't want these questions to go unraised, and we > have a bunch of the right people here. > > 73, Pete N4ZR > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
