Ok so my target peak output is 1000 watts at 2500V at 800ma. So given that I am using 110 power service in my home I think I need 9.0909......amps at 110 volts to power the amplifier. So do I need to have a variac that is able to handle that type of load? I am assuming no. I am guessing that powering idle with no transmission is more then enough to test the circuits and how well they are put together and the individual components in the circuit. Is this a wrong assumption.
So far I have come across units in the 2.5 amp to 7.5 amp used. Oh and a lot of like new still in the box 240V unit's.....I am thinking some Ham figured he would go to 220/240V in his shack and never got around to it based on how many of them I have come across new still in their seal box. I am not planing on running 220/240 any time soon, not going to use my basement dryer supply or move out to my pole barn where my Lincoln Welder is either so 110/120 is what I need. LOL
Also if I keep my plate voltage and bias down low and do not drive it hard I could easily get the power needed down to 5 amps of I absolutely need to test it under load with less then 100% power.
Thanks for the input!!!
So far I have come across units in the 2.5 amp to 7.5 amp used. Oh and a lot of like new still in the box 240V unit's.....I am thinking some Ham figured he would go to 220/240V in his shack and never got around to it based on how many of them I have come across new still in their seal box. I am not planing on running 220/240 any time soon, not going to use my basement dryer supply or move out to my pole barn where my Lincoln Welder is either so 110/120 is what I need. LOL
Also if I keep my plate voltage and bias down low and do not drive it hard I could easily get the power needed down to 5 amps of I absolutely need to test it under load with less then 100% power.
Thanks for the input!!!