[time-nuts] Isolated +20V for lamp supply

Fri Aug 14 09:31:09 UTC 2020

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timeok at timeok.it writes:
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>    Corby,
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>    so why did HP use a coaxial cable for the lamp power? it seems nonsense.

Because it generates a LOT of noise, being in essense a VHF/UHF generator.

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