Re: [AMRadio] Negative Bias Supply on Viking II

2010-03-28 Thread Bry Carling
That sounds right Nick. That would be the normal arrangement for any negative bias power supply. Same style circuit as used in many many transmitter designs from the tube era. 73s - Bry, AF4K... From: Nick England > I don't have a Viking II any more, but the schematic certai

Re: [AMRadio] Negative Bias Supply on Viking II

2010-03-27 Thread Nick England
I don't have a Viking II any more, but the schematic certainly shows the two negative leads of C12-C13 (dual 15uf/150v) going to either side of the bias supply choke and the positive lead to ground. In the photo in the manual it looks like this dual cap indeed has two black (negative) leads and a s

Re: [AMRadio] Negative Bias Supply on Viking II

2010-03-27 Thread Bernie Doran
sense till I carefully sketched them out, then its sort of "OH so that what it is" Bernie- Original Message - From: "Arnie Adelman" To: Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:29 AM Subject: [AMRadio] Negative Bias Supply on Viking II > I've begun recapping

[AMRadio] Negative Bias Supply on Viking II

2010-03-27 Thread Arnie Adelman
I've begun recapping the Viking II I'm working on. The dual 15Uf/150V cap connected to the 6AL5 has the positive sides of the cap going to the 6AL5 and choke and the negative side going to ground. Since this guy is intended to produce negative voltage and the connection is to the plates of the