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Article #285Re: Powering up a generator.
From: John C. Huffman
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1995 00:00
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paulwolf@ix.netcom.com (Paul Wolf ) wrote: >In <31MAY199510210133@orion.cmc.uab.edu> mann@orion.cmc.uab.edu (RANDY >P. MANN) writes: >> >>An engineer asked me a question today that I couldn't answer >completly. >>He asked: Why can't we start the generators at full power? >>The only answer that I could think of was the damage that would be >caused >>to the filament. >> >>My question to the net is: >> What other problems would be associated with starting up at full >power? >> Is it possible to start at full power? >> What is the highest power that we could start with? >> I could be wrong, but another reason for starting tubes at less than the "normal" operating conditions was to allow them to outgas. As I remember, running the tube at a lower voltage would prevent a "gassy" tube from arcing. I may have this completely wrong--I hope someone who knows will make a comment. John C. Huffman
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