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Offline Snake5150

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L pad passive attenuator
« on: February 28, 2025, 05:58:49 pm »
Will a 50w jtm really fry a 100 w rms Lpad or is what I read a specific case of one off ness

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Re: L pad passive attenuator
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2025, 06:25:36 pm »
Yes it can fry it. The 100W rating on the LPad is peak power, not continuous.

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Re: L pad passive attenuator
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2025, 06:26:51 pm »
Yes it can fry it. The 100W rating on the LPad is peak power, not continuous.

Well shit.
So a mv it is

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Re: L pad passive attenuator
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2025, 06:28:20 pm »
This is why we have dummy loads on big heatsinks!

 


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