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Does this 1.2 KW amp from china look right?

USXDriver

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So besides it missing a case etc does this look right? I'm not buying it or anything but am very curious to hear from someone who has some experience in amp design/building their opinion.

Sorry left out the link

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The caulk or Hot Glue mess really shows the cra(ph)manship of the enslaved workers...

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You know the mounting flanges on that thing for the "pills" still need to be mounted right?
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If it's rated at 1.2kW - you'll need a fire extinguisher - there are not many ferrites, nor boards that can flow out that heat efficiently in that type of package.

You're not serious are you?

Pulse mode of 50% or less on time maybe - but --- WOOF
 
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Actually it needs a copper heat spreader. Aluminum has too much thermal resistance per square inch for a 300-Watt transistor that size. Copper, however, will absorb more heat per square inch. The much-larger surface of the spreader plate against the aluminum heat sink surface will carry the heat to the aluminum heat sink.

Most any RF power transistor rated over 150 Watts requires a heat spreader.

73
 
Seems to me the technical description for a "bare bones" amplifier with no relay or switching circuits is a "palett".

Still requires the antenna relay, bias switching, input attenuator (probably) and RF sensing circuit if you don't plan to key it with a patch cord like a ham linear.

Not so much a linear as a project element.

73
 
Still requires the antenna relay, bias switching, input attenuator (probably) ..........
You will want the input attenuator, you really don't want to overdrive those devices.
Someone will want to drive it to get mo power not understanding that they need very little drive to get the rated output.

73
Jeff
 
Actually it needs a copper heat spreader. Aluminum has too much thermal resistance per square inch for a 300-Watt transistor that size. Copper, however, will absorb more heat per square inch. The much-larger surface of the spreader plate against the aluminum heat sink surface will carry the heat to the aluminum heat sink.

Most any RF power transistor rated over 150 Watts requires a heat spreader.

73
And for those who are thinking about building one the copper board runs about
$80.00 to do it right......But they do work well.
 
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