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Technical Tips from Mark W. Persons |
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BE FM 25T Transmitter work |
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April 1, 2009: Here is your intrepid engineer Mark Persons working on a Broadcast Electronics FM 25T Transmitter at KLKS Radio in Breezy Point, MN. http://klks.com |
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On this day, a failed bypass capacitor at the bottom of the power amplifier cavity caused the transmitter to shutdown. This capacitor is in the PA screen supply that typically runs about 600 VDC. Turning the screen power supply breaker off allowed the transmitter to run at about 20% power. Going to full lower on the screen control allowed me to bring the transmitter power up slowly to about half power. Then the capacitor started arcing, causing the transmitter to again shut down. Once I found the problem, I replaced the defective feed-thru with a temporary one until a permanent replacement arrived. The capacitor is rated at 2500 Volts. |
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The stories go on and on.
Stop in again sometime. I'll leave the soldering iron on for you.
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